[Verse 1, slow, melancholic, heavy guitar riff, soft piano undertones, atmospheric synth] I’ve been clawing at the edges of this fractured dream, Every step I take, the ground splits at the seam. My hands are raw, my heart’s a dying ember’s glow, Chasing fleeting shadows I will never know. The air grows colder, hope slips through my grasp, A fading echo of a future from the past. [Pre-Chorus, building intensity, distorted guitar swells, faint backing screams] I scream into the void, but it won’t hear my cries, The stars above just watch as my spirit slowly dies. No matter how I fight, these chains will never break, This world’s a thief, it takes and takes and takes. [Chorus, heavy, melodic, clean vocals with harmonized backing, crushing rhythm] Lesson learned, I’ll never rise, The weight of this world pins me to the skies. I try and I bleed, but I’m still behind, No hope, no peace, just a shattered mind. (Lesson learned, I’m bound to fall) (Lesson learned, I’ve lost it all) [Verse 2, mid-tempo, driving drums, layered guitars, haunting synth] Every door I open leads to another wall, Every whispered promise sets me up to fall. The mirror shows a ghost where I once stood tall, A life carved in dust, slipping through it all. The weight of failure crushes every bone, I’m screaming in a world where I’m always alone. [Pre-Chorus, heavier, chaotic guitar riffs, distant screams intensify] I’ve poured my soul into this endless, brutal fight, But darkness swallows every fleeting spark of light. The harder I push, the deeper I sink below, This cruel world’s laughter drowns my fading glow. [Chorus, powerful, soaring melody, orchestral swell, heavy breakdowns] Lesson learned, I’ll never rise, The weight of this world pins me to the skies. I try and I bleed, but I’m still behind, No hope, no peace, just a shattered mind. (Lesson learned, I’m bound to fall) (Lesson learned, I’ve lost it all) [Bridge, slow, clean guitar arpeggios, haunting vocal delivery, soft piano] I gave my heart, I gave my years, Poured out my soul through an ocean of tears. But the game is rigged, the dice are cursed, Every step forward leaves me more immersed. No light at the end, no savior to call, Just endless despair where my dreams come to fall. (Trapped in this cycle, no way to win) (Buried in sorrow, where do I begin?) [Breakdown, heavy, chaotic, screamed vocals with clean backing, thunderous drums] I fight! I crawl! I beg! I plead! But this world just watches as my spirit bleeds! No mercy, no chance, no light to ever see! This cruel existence is devouring me! (Fall! Break! Burn! Sink!) (Fall! Break! Burn! Sink!) [Chorus, final, massive, orchestral swell, layered vocals, soaring melody] Lesson learned, I’ll never rise, The weight of this world pins me to the skies. I try and I bleed, but I’m still behind, No hope, no peace, just a shattered mind. (Lesson learned, I’m bound to fall) (Lesson learned, I’ve lost it all) [Outro, soft, fading piano, distant guitar feedback, melancholic synth] I’ve learned my lesson, I’ve paid the final cost, A dreamer defeated, forever lost. The world keeps turning, it won’t look back, My heart’s a ruin, consumed by black. No stars, no dreams, just silence remains, A life extinguished in eternal chains. (Lesson learned… lesson learned…) (Fade to silence, no light returns…)
