[Verse 1] I wake up sharp and already halfway mad The light through my curtains makes everything look bad My jaw’s set tight like a lock no one can pick And every stupid little sound makes my temper flick [Pre-Chorus] I try to count to ten, but ten feels way too slow My chest is full of thunder and nowhere else to go [Chorus] Steady me, steady me — I’m a live wire in the dark Steady me, steady me — I’m a flare and not a spark I’m fifteen and I’m furious and I don’t know how to stop Steady me, steady me — before I fucking pop [Verse 2] They say “calm down” like that’s a spell that works on me Like I can unzip the rage and leave it in the street But it clings to all my edges, it lives under my skin And every time I swallow hard, it starts up once again [Pre-Chorus] I slam my door too hard, I hate that I do that Then I hate myself for hating it, and then I spiral back [Chorus] Steady me, steady me — I’m a storm inside a room Steady me, steady me — I’m a blade made out of bruise I don’t need some perfect answer or a lecture on what’s wrong Steady me, steady me — help me hold on long enough to sing this song [Bridge] Fuck the polished faces, fuck the “it’ll pass” routine Fuck the way they want me smaller than the feelings I’ve been seen I’m not broken, I’m just brimming, I’m not weak, I’m just alive And the pressure in my body is the reason I survive [Instrumental Break | guitar crunch, synth pulse, drums pushing harder — tense, breathless] [Verse 3] Some nights I’m all elbows, some nights I’m all teeth Some nights I can’t stand my own reflection staring back at me But if you stand there long enough and don’t look away Maybe I can learn the shape of softer parts someday [Pre-Chorus] I don’t need a lecture, I need a hand that stays Something solid in the chaos when my mind misbehaves [Final Chorus] Steady me, steady me — I’m a fault line in the floor Steady me, steady me — I’m a shout behind a door I’m fifteen and I’m raging and I’m tired of pretending to be fine Steady me, steady me — until my heart decides to climb [Outro] Steady me. Not forever. Just tonight. Just long enough to breathe.
