[intro – spoken] Some days… it feels like my own emotions got my lungs pinned shut. And every thought of you hits like a chokehold I can’t break out of. But I keep fighting… because that’s what you would’ve done. [verse 1] It’s a full nelson on my heartbeat, grip tight when the memories surface. Every laugh we had, every stupid plan, hits harder now that you’re beneath the dirt. I’m walking rooms you should be in, hearing echoes only I can hear. Life moves on, but I stay stuck— ’cause the world ain’t right without you here. I keep staring at the sky for a signal, some sign that you’re watching me breathe. But the shadows pull me backward, and grief won’t loosen its teeth. [pre-chorus] Pressure climbing, chest is caving, I’m fighting air like I’m underwater. But your name keeps breaking through like a gasp I didn’t know I had left. [chorus] It’s a full nelson on my soul, every memory takes control. I miss you more than I admit, every day I’m choking on it. Trying hard to stand up straight, but my heart’s locked in a hold it can’t escape. Yeah, losing you put my life on pause— now I’m wrestling with the cost. [verse 2] I wear your voice like armor, even when the nights get violent. But the silence you left behind hits louder than any siren. People say “time heals,” but they don’t know the pain that steals— my breath, my strength, my sleep, every time your absence feels real. I’ve tried running from the memories, but every road loops back to you. And no matter how far I push myself, the truth keeps pulling me through. [pre-chorus] Pressure climbing, chest is caving, I’m fighting shadows on repeat. But hearing your laughter in my mind is the only break that sets me free. [chorus] It’s a full nelson on my soul, every memory takes control. I miss you more than I admit, every day I’m choking on it. Trying hard to stand up straight, but my heart’s locked in a hold it can’t escape. Yeah, losing you put my life on pause— now I’m wrestling with the cost. [bridge – soft] I know you’d tell me “breathe,” you’d tell me “fight,” you’d tell me “don’t lose yourself in the weight of the night.” But brother, it’s heavy— and some days I drown in the space you’re not in. [final chorus – lifted] It’s a full nelson on my soul, every feeling takes control. But I’ll keep pushing through the strain, ’cause I know you’d hate to see me chained. I miss you more than words can speak, but I’m learning how to breathe each week. Yeah, grief still keeps its hold on me— but I’m fighting back so you’d be proud to see. [outro – spoken] I miss you, man. But I’m still here. Still swinging. Still fighting out of this hold… for you.
