[Verse 1] I can’t breathe, not tonight, My chest is tight, the air’s too light. You say those words, and I just freeze, My thoughts are loud, but I can’t speak. I’m holding back the storm inside, Swallowing pain I cannot hide. My hands are shaking, my heart’s too weak, I want to talk… but I can’t speak. [Chorus] So I cry instead of screaming, Fall apart while you’re still leaving. Every truth I try to find Gets lost somewhere inside my mind. If silence could explain my ache, You’d know how much I break. I can’t speak… No, I can’t speak. [Verse 2] I tell myself it’s just a phase, But every tear repeats the same. I call my name, it feels so small, I built these walls — now I can’t fall. I hate the mirror, I hate this face, The quiet hurts, it won’t erase. If courage had a voice to keep, It’d say the words I never speak. [Chorus] So I cry instead of screaming, Fall apart while you’re still leaving. Every truth I try to find Gets lost somewhere inside my mind. If silence could explain my ache, You’d know how much I break. I can’t speak… No, I can’t speak. [Bridge – whispered, fragile] Maybe one day I’ll learn to breathe, Stop apologizing just to be me. Maybe the world will feel less loud, Maybe I’ll say it all out loud… [Final Chorus – soft, stripped-down piano] So I cry instead of screaming, Fall apart without a meaning. Every word I try to say Just fades, just slips away. If silence is the price I keep, Then let it guard the pain I seek. I can’t speak… No, I can’t speak. (fade out — faint hum, piano echo)
