ALTER EGO

[Intro – Whisper, low, intimate] I was only trying to protect you. [Verse 1] I learned to love my alter ego, Used to crown him as my hero, Now I see us both as equal, He may be cold, but not subzero. He walks with me like a shadow, Used to load him up as ammo, Once I started seeing patterns, I learned to love my alter ego. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – Slight lift, still restrained] There’s no darkness without light, I was at war inside my mind, System failure — why’d I fight The very parts that kept me alive? ⸻ [Short Response – Alter Ego, soft, lower octave] “I never wanted to hurt you.” “I just didn’t know another way.” [Chorus – Steady, grounded, not explosive] Alter ego, You carried me through fire, Alter ego, You held me when I was tired, I don’t need to fight you anymore, You don’t need to guard the door, Alter ego — We're survivors. ⸻ [Verse 2] You were there when no one saw me, Sat beside me in the dark, When the room felt full of silence, You were beating in my heart. I mistook you for my weakness, Thought your edge was something wrong, But you were just my way of breathing When the nights felt far too long. ⸻ [Bridge – Soft conversation tone] Why are you heavy tonight? What are you trying to show me? You don’t have to scream to be heard, Just sit here slowly. We don’t have to fight like that, We don’t have to hide like that, I see you now — you’re part of me, No more war inside my chest. ⸻ [Final Chorus – Slight harmonic lift, still controlled] Alter ego, You carried me through fire, Alter ego, You held me when I was tired, I don’t need to fight you anymore, You don’t need to guard the door, Alter ego — We’re survivors. We're survivors. [Intro – Whisper, low, intimate] I was only trying to protect you.