Collapses My Veins

[Intro – whispered, glitchy fx] I can’t feel it anymore... It’s crawling… Under my skin… [Verse 1 – rap style] Pressure like a piston in my bloodstream Every thought’s a landmine set to gut me clean Numb to the pulse, but the panic remains Every lie that I swallowed just collapses my veins I wear a smile like a torn disguise Fake calm in the storm while the chaos multiplies Tried therapy, pills, even prayer and blame But the weight never lifts—it just burrows in my name [Pre-Chorus – rising tension] And I’ve been here Too long to pretend That I’m not breaking Again and again [Chorus – screamed and sung] It collapses my veins Every time that I breathe Like a noose made of shame Wrapped tighter in me I’m stuck in this cage With a key made of pain And the silence I scream Collapses my veins [Instrumental – distorted guitars, industrial stabs, turntable scratches] (looped vocal fx: "Collapse. Collapse. Collapse.”) [Verse 2 – rap style] I trace the scars like a roadmap back To the nights I dissolved in the cold pitch-black I tried to fight back but the war’s inside And the trenches run deeper than I can hide They say “let go” but I never had grip On a life that drips like a faulty script Each breath is a glitch in a system decayed And I’m tired of pretending I’m not afraid [Pre-Chorus – melodic and haunted] Don’t ask me If I’m okay ‘Cause the answer Fades away [Chorus – full force] It collapses my veins Every time that I breathe Like a noose made of shame Wrapped tighter in me I’m stuck in this cage With a key made of pain And the silence I scream Collapses my veins [Bridge – screamed, layered with whispers underneath] Tear me open— Let the rust pour out! I’m a system glitching In a world of doubt! No fix, no faith, no way to escape Just me and the static I learn to embrace! [Final Chorus – layered vocals, melodic + screams] It collapses my veins Every time that I breathe Like a noose made of shame Wrapped tighter in me I’m stuck in this cage With a key made of pain And the silence I scream Collapses— Collapses— Collapses my veins [Outro – whispered, glitching out] …And I fade… Into the static… One breath too late...