Shattered Echoes

[Intro] [Soft, ambient with piano] I feel it creeping in, the shadows of my mind, A ghost of who I was, the memories unkind. I built this house of cards, and now it’s tumbling down, Caught between the silence and the screaming of the crowd. [Verse 1] [Low, haunting vocals with faint guitar] Is this the price of holding on too tight? A kingdom made of lies under blackened skies. I tried to stitch my heart, but the threads all frayed, Every promise I made was a hand grenade. [Instrumental builds tension, distorted guitar fades in] I'm choking on the words I never dared to say, The weight of my regrets, it drags me to decay. [Pre-Chorus] [Rising intensity, desperate tone] But if I fall, will I hit the ground? Or disappear where no one’s found? The cracks beneath me start to grow— I’m just a shattered echo. [Chorus] [Explosive, anthemic] I’m screaming but there’s no one there to listen, A prisoner trapped in my own fiction. The flames burn higher, but I’m frozen inside, Cursing the ashes I’ve tried to hide. [Just let me go!] [Verse 2] [Grungy, heavier tone] I’ve danced with demons, I’ve tasted the void, Every piece of peace I find, they always destroy. I thought I’d learn to breathe, but I suffocate instead, The ghosts of my mistakes haunt every word I’ve said. [Bridge transition, eerie and subdued] Was I ever real, or just a shadow made of fear? If I screamed loud enough, would it all just disappear? [Breakdown] [Dark, metalcore vibes with screaming vocals] Burn it down! Let the embers light the way! Every scar is just a map of my decay! Tear me apart! There’s nothing left to save— I’m a hollowed-out shell in a shallow grave! [Chorus] [Full band, emotional and melodic] I’m screaming but there’s no one there to listen, A prisoner trapped in my own fiction. The flames burn higher, but I’m frozen inside, Cursing the ashes I’ve tried to hide. [Just let me go!] [Outro] [Soft, fading piano with ambient effects] I feel it creeping in, the shadows of my mind, A ghost of who I was, the memories unkind. Maybe I’m the silence that lingers in the sound, An echo of a life that was never really found.