[BPM: 90] [Key: D# minor] [Tuning: Drop C (C–G–C–F–A–D)] [Verse 1] I’ve been dragging this weight for miles, not sure what it’s even made of anymore. Thought I’d shake it off back there, but it’s stitched deeper than I thought. The sky doesn’t change. Just gets quieter the longer I stare at it. [Verse 2] I hear myself thinking too loud. Every step feels like an argument. My hands keep shaking, and I tell myself it’s the cold — but I know it’s not. It’s everything I never said rattling around too long. [Pre-Chorus] I don’t need comfort. I just need something that won’t vanish when I lean on it. You get tired of pretending you’re okay. Even the silence stops buying it. [Chorus] I’ve been so close to crumbling under the pressure. Every corner I turn, the ground disappears. But I keep moving — not for hope, just to prove I still can. [Verse 3] Saw my reflection in a window — didn’t recognize the shape. Not broken, just… worn down. The kind of tired that doesn’t sleep off. And I’m still trying to walk like it doesn’t show. [Bridge] There’s no lesson here. No redemption arc waiting in the wings. Just one more night of pulling yourself together with hands that barely remember how. [Final Chorus] I’m right on the edge, and yeah, I want to let go. But something in me keeps saying not yet. Every bone says quit, every breath feels borrowed — but I’m still here, and I’m not breaking tonight.
