[INTRO: Sad muted trumpet, slow and mournful, soft piano chords, faint cymbal swells, 0:00-0:30] In the quiet of my mind, Shadows whisper, cold and blind. Every wound I’ve ever known, I carve in silence, all alone. [VERSE 1: Clean guitar arpeggios, soft drums, emotive clean vocals, 0:30-1:00] The world keeps turning, leaves me behind, A fractured heart, no peace to find. Each scar I hide, each tear I fake, Swallowed whole for my own sake. I take the pain, I lock it deep, Bury it where no one sees. The weight of grief, the sting of lies, I internalize, internalize. [PRE-CHORUS: Distorted guitars enter, building tension, 1:00-1:15] It’s burning, it’s breaking, it’s tearing my soul, This pressure inside me, it’s taking control. [CHORUS: Heavy guitars, melodic lead, soaring clean vocals, (backing vocals in harmony), 1:15-1:45] Internalize, I choke it down, The screams I silence make no sound. (Pain inside, it grows, it binds) This pressure cooker of my mind. Internalize, I bear the cost, Each memory a line I’ve crossed. (Trapped within, no way to win) The rage is building deep within. [VERSE 2: Mid-tempo, chugging guitars, emotive clean vocals with slight distortion, 1:45-2:15] Another day, another knife, Cutting through this fragile life. I smile to hide the storm inside, A masquerade of wounded pride. The voices scream, they beg release, But I chain them down, deny their peace. Each wound I take, each truth I bend, I internalize until the end. [PRE-CHORUS: Heavier distortion, double-time drums, 2:15-2:30] It’s burning, it’s breaking, it’s tearing my soul, This pressure inside me, it’s taking control. [CHORUS: Thicker guitars, more intense drums, clean vocals with (backing screams), 2:30-3:00] Internalize, I choke it down, The screams I silence make no sound. (Rage inside, it twists, it grinds) This pressure cooker of my mind. Internalize, I bear the cost, Each memory a line I’ve crossed. (Buried deep, no hope, no sleep) The rage is building, it won’t keep. [BRIDGE: Slow, atmospheric guitars, muted trumpet returns, spoken-word style vocals, 3:00-3:30] I’ve held it in for far too long, This heart’s a cage, this pain’s a song. The cracks are forming, I can’t breathe, The beast inside me starts to seethe. (Let it out, let it out) I’m drowning in what I won’t shout. [BREAKDOWN 1: Heavy drop-tuned guitars, syncopated drums, violent deathcore screams, 3:30-4:00] I CAN’T HOLD IT ANYMORE! THIS RAGE WILL TEAR ME TO THE CORE! (Break the chains, unleash the pain) I’M BURNING IN THIS ENDLESS WAR! The walls collapse, the pressure breaks, My soul ignites, my spirit shakes. (SCREAM!) I’m shattering, I’m caving in, This hell inside me WINS! [INTERLUDE: Soft piano, faint trumpet echoes, clean vocals, vulnerable, 4:00-4:30] And when the fire fades to gray, I’m left with nothing but decay. The pieces of me, scattered wide, I’m hollow now, from what I hide. [CHORUS: Full band, melodic yet heavy, clean vocals with (backing screams), 4:30-5:00] Internalize, I choke it down, The screams I silence make no sound. (Rage inside, it twists, it grinds) This pressure cooker of my mind. Internalize, I bear the cost, Each memory a line I’ve crossed. (Buried deep, no hope, no sleep) The rage is building, it won’t keep. [BREAKDOWN 2: Crushing guitars, chaotic drums, violent deathcore screams, 5:00-5:30] I’M DONE WITH HOLDING BACK THE FLAME! THIS AGONY HAS NO MORE NAME! (Burn it down, let it drown) I’LL SCREAM UNTIL THE WORLD’S ASHAME! The pressure bursts, the dam gives way, My heart’s a void, my soul’s decayed. (BREAK!) I’m nothing but this primal roar, INTERNALIZE NO MORE! [OUTRO: Muted trumpet, soft piano, fading cymbal swells, clean vocals fading out, 5:30-6:00] In the quiet, I’m still here, A broken man, consumed by fear. The pain I hid, it’s all I am, Internalized… I’m damned. (Internalized… I’m damned…)
