[Verse 1] Seventeen, two tabs deep Didn’t plan to go, but the stars don't sleep A stranger’s house, a film begins Then I’m gone — no start, no end Liquor heat and flashing lights Therapy couch in the dead of night My father’s voice like a ghostly guide Telling me stories from the other side [Chorus] “You are dead,” the screen had said Floating sparkles in my head Forests bloom, the stars bend near I’m everyone I’ve ever feared No more names, no more skin I see myself and lose again The meaning whispered through the din: Experience... that’s all there’s ever been [Verse 2] Wedding bells for a stranger’s face Spaceship doors and a mother's grace My mind unzips, I drift through dreams Where time dissolves and nothing means Pacing circles, I confess “I think I’ll be like this forever, yes” But in that moment, I became the whole The pain, the joy, the cosmic soul [Chorus] “You are dead,” the screen had said Neon tentacles twist overhead The church lot breathes in liquid gold I watch the world take shape and hold I am the wind, the couch, the scream The pit bull chewing through the dream And when they asked if I was back— I said, “I went, but now I’m cracked” [Bridge – Spoken, Echoed] You are not the body. You are not the fear. You are not the silence. You are everything that’s ever been here. [Outro – Softly Sung] And when the goo turns into glass And words return, and moments pass I’ll keep that light I saw inside The day I tripped and nearly died Experience... it never lies It kills you just to open your eyes
