Lyrics By: J.G. Argo ©2026 [Intro: Spoken / Ethereal] I woke up carrying images I couldn’t explain. I was moving into a place that didn’t really feel like mine… a temporary room, like a life I wasn’t sure I would stay in. My things were scattered — coins on the floor, clothes that didn’t fit — pieces of who I am mixed with pieces of who I used to be. I kept reaching for the wrong shirt… something smaller… something younger… until I finally found the one that felt like me again. And then I saw him. A man walking past me in a hallway. Stronger. Taller. Whole. Carrying the version of me I thought I lost. When I looked in the mirror, I saw the screws holding my face together… the things that kept me standing when life hit hard. And for the first time… I thought about taking them out. This isn’t a song about falling apart. It’s about becoming real enough… to stop needing the armor. Verse 1 (Dark Pop / Alt Rock) Movin’ boxes into places I don’t plan to stay Temporary keys in my pocket but I still feel outta place Change on the floor, metal prayers scattered where I stand Tryin’ to dress my grown-man soul in the hands of who I was I keep grabbin’ shirts that don’t fit me Little ghosts with childish seams Till I find that faded grey one That still feels like me Pre-Chorus 1 They’re writin’ stories on a screen Ask me how to make it run But they don’t know the chapters I survived to become Chorus 1 (Anthemic / Rock-Pop) I saw myself walk past me in a hallway of skin and bone Taller, stronger, still untouched, everything I might’ve known I don’t bleed where he was wounded, I just carry the screws Holdin’ my face together while I decide what’s true I’m not broken — I’m bolted I’m not lost — I’m restrained And I’m starin’ in the mirror Thinkin’ maybe I’ll change Verse 2 / Rap (Half-Time / Ethereal) Two toilets side by side, one small, one grown Still flushin’ pain from different ages in the same damn home I learned to survive mechanical, steel-tight behind my eyes Built myself with borrowed tools just to stay alive I didn’t grow — I assembled Piece by piece, under fire Now I’m feelin’ every thread Of a loosening wire Pre-Chorus 2 That man didn’t look like damage Didn’t wear my shame He was me without the armor Me without the pain Chorus 2 (Anthem Lift) I saw myself walk past me in a hallway I couldn’t own Full of life I left unused, in a body I outgrew alone I don’t hate what kept me breathing, I just don’t need it now Every screw a memory, I’m learnin’ how I’m not broken — I’m bolted I’m not weak — I’m restrained And I’m starin’ in the mirror Thinkin’ maybe I’ll change Bridge / Drop (Half-Time) Who would I be without the scars? Without the rules that locked my heart? If I unscrew what saved my life Do I finally start? Don’t need steel to hold my face Don’t need fear to keep my place If the mask falls to the floor I might be more Final Chorus / Anthem (Full Hybrid Power) I watched myself walk past me And I knew that he was real Not a ghost, not a fantasy But a future I can feel I won’t curse the bolts and braces They did what they could do But I don’t live in survival I’m becoming something new I’m not broken — I’m bolted But I’m loosening the frame If the mirror cracks wide open I’ll still answer to my name Outro (Ethereal Fade) Temporary rooms Permanent soul I don’t need the screws anymore I’m finally whole.
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