[Verse 1 — Intimate, vulnerable, fully melodic] How easy it would be To just fade away into nothing And leave it all behind me Wait... Was that me? Did I really just think that? Or was it something else in me? [Pre-Chorus — Confusion, questioning] Who's asking all these questions? Why do they sound like mine? How can something feel so foreign When it's happening inside my mind? [Chorus — Vulnerable, pleading] Don't consume me I already have so much to bear Don't consume me I know that you're still there And I know I have my reasons I can name them all by heart But knowing why I should keep going Doesn't stop you when you start [Verse 2 — Internal dialogue, increasingly tense] "What if you could stop feeling?" I don't know... "Wouldn't that be easier?" Maybe... Wait, no. That's not what I meant I'm just tired of feeling this way "Then why did you agree with me?" I don't know what else to say [Pre-Chorus 2 — Emotionally conflicted] Is that really what I wanted? Or just something passing through? Why am I arguing with myself Like I'm somebody I never knew? [Chorus — More emotionally strained] Don't consume me I already have so much to bear Don't consume me I know that you're still there And I know I have my reasons I can name them all by heart But knowing why I should keep going Doesn't stop you when you start [Verse 3 — The guilt, softer and more vulnerable] I think about the people I love And everything I still could be Then I hate myself for wondering If any of it is enough for me And then I feel ashamed For even asking myself why Because I know how much I matter To the people in my life But knowing doesn't make it easier It only adds another weight Now I'm hurting for the thoughts I have And feeling guilty for the pain [Bridge — The conversation turns inward, every question fully sung] "Don't you have something to live for?" Of course I do... "Then why do you keep thinking this?" I wish I knew... "Don't you know how much they'd miss you?" Of course I know... "Then why are we still talking?" Because you won't let go... [Final Chorus — Fragile, exhausted, no dramatic resolution] Don't consume me I don't know what else to say Don't consume me I can't keep arguing this way I know I have my reasons I know them all by heart But knowing I have reasons Doesn't make the hurting stop [Outro — Soft, uncertain, unresolved] Is that me again? Or is it you? And if you're only in my head... Why do I keep answering you? [Final notes linger, fading into silence]
