Panic in the headlines, static in my skull, Every corner of the city feels unbearably full. Politicians preachin, neon signs bite, I’m chewing on my thoughts like I never learned right. Paper walls and caffeine stains, Coping looks like silly games. Board the windows, bolt the door, The monsters can’t find me on the floor. It’s louder out there than it is in my head, So I sink in the silence, drown out what they said. Hide away Hold me tight We’re alright We’re alright! Deadlines screaming, dopamine gone, Life’s a playlist stuck on the wrong song. Newsfeed poison, fear on repeat, Turn the volume down till I hear my heartbeat. Curtains drawn, shadows thick, Mind runs laps and it makes me sick. I don’t need their noise, don’t need their fight, I just need one space that feels alright. It’s colder out there than it is in my skin, So I press a little closer, let the night sink in. Hide away Hold me tight We’re alright We’re alright! My brain’s a courtroom, trial on repeat, Every word I said gets thrown at my feet. Pacing the carpet, worn down track, Wish I could leave but I always crawl back. So I lock myself in, self-made cell, But maybe this prison protects me well. Walls like armor, blankets like shields, Fear’s just a ghost when the door’s been sealed. [Bridge – chaotic spoken word, double-time] Walls hum hymns when the city screams, I can build a life out of broken dreams. Every lock click’s like a drum in my chest, Every breath drawn is a kind of rest. Hide the panic, choke the flame, Love’s the only thing that knows my name. Maybe I’m fragile, maybe I’m fine, But in here I’m safe for a moment in time. Hide away Hold me tight We’re alright We’re alright! Hide away, hide away… We’re alright, we’re alright… Close the door, shut the blinds… We’re alright, we’re alright… When the daylight breaks, maybe I’ll go out, Face the voices, face the doubt. But tonight I’m here, just you and me, Shutting down the chaos like a melody. Hide away Hold me tight We’re alright We’re alright!
