(Verse 1) (growled) I bite my tongue ‘til it bleeds again Fake a smile with clenched cement Every sound’s a hammer blow Can’t escape — nowhere to go Mouths won’t stop, eyes won’t blink Scraping chairs and dripping sinks Footsteps pound like war drums near Every second feeds the fear (Verse 2) You think I’m fine —guess Again!!! Every nerve’s being pushed and bend! Too many days, too many LIES! Buried deep — now they RISE! The way they breathe, the way they stare The flicked lights, the stagnant air One more cough, one more “hello” That’s all it takes to lose control. (Pre-Chorus) (growled into screamed) Built a dam out of self-restraint (NOW THE CRACKS ARE BLEEDING HATE) I count to ten, I breathe in slow BUT THE PRESSURE’S SET TO BLOW (Chorus) (screamed + layered growls underneath) I’m going nuclear— NOT A DRILL NO RESET — NO TIME TO CHILL It’s all built up, now I IGNITE WATCH ME SCORCH THIS QUIET NIGHT I’m going nuclear — FULL RED ZONE THIS AIN’T RAGE — THIS IS HOME GROWN Everything pushed me too FAR NOW I BURN — WHERE THE WEAK SCAR (BREAKDOWN RIFF) (deep guttural growls + chaotic guitar)* instrumental drops, blast beat kicks in) Burn the switchboard — sever the line I’ve been patient for the last damn time No more warnings, no more grace I’ll SCREAM until I LEAVE NO TRACE Pull the wires — break the mold EVERY BREATH IS UNCONTROLLED This is not a cry for help THIS IS WAR — AGAINST MYSELF (Verse 3) (growled with rising fury) Piled on — their jokes, their games Chewing gum and petty flames Fake concern and hollow tones I’ve memorized it, BONE BY BONE Tried to WARN, I tried to KOPE EVERY DAY JUST CUTS THE ROPE Now I swing with no restraint SMILING THROUGH THIS GROWING HATE (Glitchy Spoken Word Bridge) (FX vocals: distorted, panned left/right, radio glitch style) "Shhh... You hear that? That's the sound of nothing left. No filter. No fuse. Just a countdown that already hit zero. They said breathe. I said burn. They said hold on. I said — why? This is what it looks like When you push long enough And I stop pulling back." (cut out into ringing silence... then slam drop into final chorus) (Final Chorus) (screamed to oblivion with background growls and noise layers) I’M GOING NUCLEAR — CHAIN REACTION PAST REGRET — NO MORE DISTRACTION YOU FED THIS MONSTER THAT YOU SUMMONED NOW TAKE THE BLAST — YOU PRESSED THE BUTTON!
