(In)sanity Verse 1 They tell me calm is a virtue, But calm feels like a padded room. White walls, soft voices, Teaching wolves to play dead at noon. I tried to fold my fire neatly, Fit the shape they handed me — But you can’t make a halo Out of barbed-wire anatomy. Pre-Chorus They ask why my hands keep shaking, Like the world isn’t doing the same. I don’t trust a peace that costs me Every part of my name. Chorus If this is sanity, I’ll stay unwell. I’d rather raise my pulse than rot in a wishing well. Call me reckless, call me lost, call me anything you need — But don’t confuse your silence With the cure for me. If this is sanity, sanity, Then I choose the scream. Then I choose the scream. Verse 2 They sell salvation in small talk, Tell me pain is “just a phase.” But I’ve watched ghosts grow teeth In the comfort of okay. I’ve seen “normal” eat people whole, Polite smiles, teeth clenched tight — They die slowly, professionally, Every single night. Pre-Chorus They say, “Just breathe, just settle,” Like I’m not already drowning slow. I don’t need less feeling — I need somewhere honest to go. Chorus If this is sanity, I’ll stay unwell. I’d rather burn with meaning than freeze in a story they sell. Call me broken, call me hard to love, call me extreme — But don’t brand my survival As a defect in me. If this is sanity, sanity, Then I choose the scream. Bridge Maybe I’m not sick — Maybe I’m awake. Maybe the ache is proof I didn’t take the bait. If fitting in means cutting off Every instinct I defend, Then I’ll wear my fractures proudly Like a truth they couldn’t bend. Breakdown / Spoken You call it balance — I call it boredom with better branding. You call it healing — I call it learning how to lie politely. Sane! Insane! Insane! Final Chorus If this is sanity, I’ll stay unwell. I’d rather raise hell breathing Than be heaven’s perfect shell. Label me chaos, label me noise, label me obscene — But don’t confuse your numbness With clarity. If this is sanity, sanity, I choose to feel everything. Outro I’m not afraid of breaking — I’m afraid of being fine.
