(Verse 1) Yeah, nights get colder when the silence hits, I been patched together with these broken bits. Everybody sees the version that I let ’em see, But underneath it all, man, it’s hard to breathe. They cheer for visions I can barely recognize, Shadows in the mirror never match my eyes. But I keep walking like I’m made to bleed, ’Cause falling apart in the open ain’t what they need. --- (Pre-Chorus) So I stitch up the cracks, keep the light from leaking, Play the part even when my bones start creaking. A name on my chest like armor on skin, Feels like the only way I ever learned to win. --- (Chorus) L33k's the echo when I’m fading inside, The silhouette I built so I got somewhere to hide. He’s the one who stands tall when I break down slow, And I don’t let him go—nah, I don’t let him go. ’Cause if I set him down, what’s left of me? Just a heartbeat drowning in uncertainty. So I hold that image tighter than I ever should, ’Cause he kept me standing when nothing else could. --- (Verse 2) People think I’m solid ’cause I never shake, But that’s just practice—not a gift I make. Every bruise I buried turned to steel in time, But the weight of it all still bends my spine. I talk like I’m fine, like the storm don’t phase me, But the truth is raw and it’s running through me daily. Still, I step forward with that borrowed flame, Letting L33k take the hits I can’t even name. --- (Bridge) Maybe one day I’ll walk out from behind him, Show the world the scars that I been hiding. But right now, he’s the shield that keeps me alive— That shadow version of me I crafted just to survive. --- (Chorus) L33k's the echo when I’m fading inside, The silhouette I built so I got somewhere to hide. He’s the one who stands tall when I break down slow, And I don’t let him go—nah, I don’t let him go. ’Cause if I set him down, what’s left of me? Just a heartbeat drowning in uncertainty. So I grip that image tighter than I ever should, ’Cause he kept me standing when nothing else could.
