Save Yourself While Saving You

[Intro] (Distorted guitar swell, shifting odd-meter heartbeat) [Group Chant] Hold the line, break the thread! Hold the line, break the thread! [Verse 1] Two faces stare back from the mirror's crack One wants to build, one wants to burn the track I love the hands that hold me to this floor But my wild heart is screaming for the door Every promise made is a weight I choose to bear While the silent shadow whispers "run from there" [Chorus] Oh, the chaos in the middle of the mind Trying to find the joy I left behind! I love you all, I swear I'm staying true But how do I save myself while saving you? (Abrupt dynamic cut - quiet child laugh) [Verse 2] The selfish image wants to steal the night The golden image wants to do what's right Commitments lock the clock, the hours bleed Fulfilling every single vow and need But the dream is loud, a heavy sludge-filled wave Can I be free and still be strong and brave? [Bridge] (Tempo shift - pounding drums and heavy choir chants) [Choir] Good or selfish? Light or shade? Keep the promises we made! [Spoken/Chopped Vocal Fragment] Which one is real? [Chorus] Oh, the chaos in the middle of the mind Trying to find the joy I left behind! I love you all, I swear I'm staying true But how do I save myself while saving you? [Outro] (Sludge metal groove slows down, abrupt chair scrape sound effect) [Group Chant] Hold the line... [Outro Solo] (Melancholic, dark-wave synth fade out)