[Intro] [instrumental: Rhodes riff, muted trumpet, wah guitar, bass slide] [Verse 1] [female vocal, smoky and restrained] There’s a room behind my eyes Where the clocks don’t move at all Every portrait on the wall Wears the face I let fall There’s another me inside Laughing softly through the glass Saying, “Girl, you dressed it well But that mask was never class” [Pre-Chorus] [brass stabs, drums tighten] Crack, crack The mirror talks back Truth in the frame And it knows my name If I run, I lose my shadow If I stay, I light the flame [Chorus] [smooth acid-jazz groove, brass answers] Welcome to the world behind my eyes Where the broken learn to fly Every shadow, every lie Turns to fire when I ask why Welcome to the war inside my soul Where the pieces make me whole If I fall into the night I’ll become my own light [Instrumental Break] [muted trumpet solo, wah guitar, Rhodes chords, bass groove] [Verse 2] [female vocal, cooler and sharper] There’s a throne I never chose In a palace built on fear Every step I take alone Makes the exit disappear But the monster wearing me Looks too tired to be fake Maybe what I tried to kill Was the wound I had to face [Pre-Chorus 2] [piano stabs, brass rising] Tick, tick The silence gets thick Smile in the glass But the mask won’t last If I bleed, I know I’m breathing If I break, I know I’m real [Chorus] [wider groove, stronger vocal lift] Welcome to the world behind my eyes Where the broken learn to fly Every shadow, every lie Turns to fire when I ask why Welcome to the war inside my soul Where the pieces make me whole If I fall into the night I’ll become my own light [Bridge] [half-time bass groove, Rhodes, low brass] Tell me who I am When the mask is gone Tell me what remains When the curtains fall If the truth is cruel Then I’ll make it mine I would rather burn Than sleep inside the lie [Final Chorus] [full stylish groove, brass stabs, layered vocals] Welcome to the world behind my eyes Where the broken learn to fly Every shadow, every lie Turns to fire when I ask why Welcome to the war inside my soul Where the pieces make me whole If I fall into the night I’ll become my own light [Outro] [instrumental: Rhodes riff, muted trumpet fade, bass slide] Behind my eyes I’m still alive
