[Intro — spoken, raspy, almost a whisper] They always ask “are you okay?” And I always say “yeah, I’m fine” But nobody asks twice… Nobody ever asks twice. [Verse 1] I don’t sleep, I just survive the night Counting all the ways I failed the light Got a chest full of apologies For a version of myself nobody sees I wear my scars like a second skin Smile for the world while I bleed within They say “you’re fine” — yeah, I know the drill I’ve been dying slowly, standing still [Pre-Chorus] And the mirror’s got nothing left to say Just a ghost of who I was yesterday I’ve been holding on with broken hands To a future that don’t give a damn [Chorus] I was almost gone — almost let it win Almost disappeared beneath my skin But the devil knows my name and I know his And I ain’t finished yet — no, I ain’t his I was almost gone, yeah almost through But almost is the only thing I knew There’s a fire in the dark — I didn’t start it But I’m burning anyway [Verse 2] Swallowed every word they said about me Let it rot inside until I couldn’t breathe I’ve been my own worst enemy for years Crying in the shower so nobody hears But there’s something underneath the weight Angrier than sadness, louder than fate Call it survival, call it spite, call it will I’m still here — broken — but I’m here still [Bridge — raw, half spoken / half sung] I’ve stood at the edge and I looked down I’ve heard the silence and I almost drowned But I thought of every scar that made me real And I chose the pain — because pain means I feel You don’t get to bury what you couldn’t kill I’ve been through the dark and I’m darker still But dark ain’t dead — no, dark just means I’m learning how to live in between [Final Chorus] I was almost gone — almost let it win Almost disappeared beneath my skin But the devil knows my name and I know his And I ain’t finished yet — no, I ain’t his I was almost gone, screaming underground But almost means my feet still touched the ground There’s a crack inside the dark And I clawed my way through [Outro — raspy, fading, quase sussurrado] Nobody asked twice… But I answered anyway. I’m still here… Still here… Still breathing…
