inhale 1 beat] —cut— (½ bar silence) Wait— (¼ rest) …no (¼ rest) something’s wrong [sharp inhale] —fails— (1 bar silence) ⸻ [Verse 1 – uneven, breath breaking phrases] My chest feels— (¼ rest) tight [inhale 1 beat] Not pain—just (¼ rest) pressure [inhale 1 beat] Like something is sitting there (½ rest) and it won’t move [inhale 2 beats, shaky] I try to take a deeper breath —but it stops— (¼ rest) halfway [cut breath] like my lungs forgot (¼ rest) what to do (½ bar silence) Everything keeps moving (¼ rest) around me like nothing changed [inhale 1 beat] but I can feel it— (¼ rest) something is off ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – rising heart rate] I need to calm down [inhale 1 beat] I know this feeling (¼ rest) I’ve felt this before [inhale 2 beats—faster] …so why (¼ rest) does it feel worse My heart— (¼ rest) too fast now (¼ rest) I can hear it (¼ rest) I can feel it [rapid inhale ½ beat] everywhere ⸻ [Chorus – strained, continuous attempts to breathe] I can’t get enough air in [inhale 1 beat] I keep trying (¼ rest) it’s not working [shallow inhale ½ beat] Every breath feels cut short (¼ rest) like something is stopping it [sharp inhale] I open my mouth— (¼ rest) nothing changes (½ rest) I’m here (¼ rest) I know I’m here [inhale 1 beat] but it doesn’t feel right (¼ rest) like I’m about to disappear (½ rest) without going anywhere ⸻ [Drop – breath interruption] [inhale—½ beat] [inhale—¼ beat] —cut— (1 bar silence) (glitch return) ⸻ [Verse 2 – spiraling, faster breaths] What if this is it [inhale ½ beat] what if something’s actually wrong (¼ rest) no—no— [rapid inhale ½ beat] don’t think like that (¼ rest) but I can’t stop [inhale 1 beat, shaky] My vision feels— (¼ rest) off too sharp (¼ rest) too far (¼ rest) at the same time [inhale 2 beats—strained] I try to focus (¼ rest) anything (¼ rest) nothing holds ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – layered panic] You’re fine (¼ rest) you’re fine (¼ rest) you’re fine [whisper layer] what if you’re not [inhale 1 beat] Just breathe (¼ rest) just breathe [inhale—fails—cut] …I am trying ⸻ [Chorus – more unstable breathing] I can’t breathe right [inhale ½ beat] something’s blocking it (¼ rest) I don’t know what [shallow inhale—repeated 2x] I keep pulling in air (¼ rest) but it’s not reaching anything [sharp inhale] My chest won’t expand (¼ rest) my throat feels smaller (¼ rest) every second [inhale 1 beat—trembling] Nothing sticks ⸻ [Breakdown – breath as rhythm] (inhale—fails) (¼ rest) again (inhale—shallow) (¼ rest) again (inhale—panic—cut) (¼ rest) why (¼ rest) isn’t (¼ rest) it (¼ rest) working (½ rest) STOP— (¼ rest) JUST— (¼ rest) BREATHE ⸻ [Bridge – dissociation, longer spaces] (1 bar minimal pad) Everything feels far away now [inhale 2 beats—slow] like I’m watching it happen (½ rest) instead of being in it [inhale 1 beat] My body is here (¼ rest) but I don’t feel connected (½ rest) If I pass out (¼ rest) does it stop (½ rest) …or does it get worse ⸻ [Final Chorus – exhausted breathing stabilizing slightly] I’m still trying to breathe [inhale 1 beat—deeper] it feels automatic now (¼ rest) like I’m not doing it [inhale 2 beats—shaky but fuller] I don’t trust this feeling (¼ rest) I don’t trust my body (½ rest) I just want it to stop (¼ rest) not everything (¼ rest) just this ⸻ [Outro – grounding, controlled breath pattern] (heartbeat slows) [inhale 2 beats] (2 beats hold) [out 2 beats] (½ rest) [inhale 2 beats] (2 beats hold) [out 3 beats] (soft) …again (½ rest) [inhale 3 beats] [out 4 beats] (long pause) …I’m still here
