[Intro | whispered | fragile | low energy] They know the shape. They don’t know me. [Verse 1 | chest voice | raspy | restrained] I made a place behind my face where nobody goes. No light gets in. No sound gets out. It sits there closed. I smile too fast. I speak too soft. I swallow the rest. My name feels wrong when they say it back. [Pre-Chorus | mixed voice | strained | rising tension] It’s getting hard to breathe. Hard to stand. I keep my hands where nobody sees them shake. My throat locks up. My chest pulls tight. [Chorus | belted false cord | explosive | raw] I’M NOT WHO YOU THINK I AM! I’M NOT WHO YOU MADE! There’s a real voice underneath and it’s done being afraid! I CAN’T HOLD THIS DOWN! I CAN’T STAY SMALL! If I tear this mask apart— WHAT’S LEFT AT ALL? [Verse 2 | chest voice | rough | mid energy] Every mirror hands me back a stranger with my mouth. Every room I walk into keeps counting me out. They say I’m fine. They say I’m built for carrying weight. But I bend where nobody checks. [Pre-Chorus | mixed voice | desperate | compression build] It’s getting hard to speak. Hard to shout. I open up and everything comes sideways out. My voice goes thin. Then it turns sharp. [Chorus | belted false cord | explosive | higher sustain] I’M NOT WHO YOU THINK I AM! I’M NOT WHO YOU MADE! There’s a real voice underneath and it’s done being afraid! I CAN’T HOLD THIS DOWN! I WON’T STAY SMALL! If I tear this mask apart— I’LL TAKE IT ALL! [Bridge | whisper → grit → scream | emotional fracture] [whisper] Who am I when I stop performing? [mixed, strained] Who stays here when the room stops clapping? [grit building] I feel my hands pull at the edge— [full scream] I CAN’T BREATHE! I WON’T LIVE HALF-DEAD! [Final Chorus | maximum intensity | sustained raw belt] I’M NOT WHO YOU THINK I AM! I’M NOT WHO YOU MADE! There’s a real voice underneath and it’s done being afraid! I CAN’T HOLD THIS DOWN! I WON’T STAY SMALL! If I tear this face apart— I’LL NAME IT ALL! [Outro | exhausted | exposed] They knew the shape. Now they know me. [End]
