[Intro – Whisper + Lead] [Whisper (close-mic):] it’s late again… and I don’t feel like myself [Lead (soft, half-voice):] I sent words I didn’t mean, just trying to say “I need help” ⸻ [Verse 1 – Lead + Edge + Gravity] [Lead (fragile):] I’ve never been like this, not once in my whole life and the headaches, the years, the trauma— they’ve been cutting me thin like a knife [Edge (tight cadence):] ^panic^-breaths, mind-rush, I talk too loud when the fear hits flush [Gravity (steady):] but the real me’s still standing here, trying to show you the heart beneath the fear [Beatbox (soft heartbeat):] btk—pf—tss ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – Lead + Whisper] [Lead (gentle crack on “harsh”):] I know I sounded harsh, but that wasn’t my intention the pain just speaks louder than I do [Whisper:] trying not to disappear ⸻ [Chorus – Full Ensemble] [All (layered harmonies on “Do you see me”):] Do you see me underneath the shaking? Underneath the nights where I slip from sight? I’m not asking you to carry all this weight— just to know I’ve been fighting with everything I’ve got inside If I’ve sounded lost, it’s because I’m scared but I’m still showing up, even cracked and unclear I’m still here, still trying not to disappear Do you see me? Do you see me here? ⸻ [Verse 2 – Lead + Gravity + Edge + Whisper] [Lead (almost spoken):] I wish you knew the years I held it all together through the storms, through the strain, through the military weather [Gravity:] all the moments I swallowed the hurt so no one felt the shock but my body finally gave out… and it’s been hard to find my clock [Edge (compressed syncopation):] //nights in the fog, days in the haze, feels like I’m walking through a permanent maze// [Whisper (close, trembling):] I just needed someone to stay when the room got cold [Lead:] I wanted my family through my lowest point, not distance when I lost control ⸻ [Pre-Chorus 2 – Lead + Whisper] [Lead:] I know I scared you with the way I crashed but that wasn’t my heart, just the place I was trapped [Whisper:] I’m still here… even when I sound like I’m not ⸻ [Bridge – All Voices (Inner Council)] [Lead (close-mic):] I feel alone in ways I never have [Gravity (warm):] but I’m still the me you knew before all this happened [Edge (low-intensity):] I’m overwhelmed, not ungrateful I’m hurting, not hateful [Whisper (soft):] I just didn’t know how to say “please don’t go” [All (stacked, hushed):] I wish you could see how hard I’m fighting not to disappear ⸻ [Chorus – Full Ensemble, Stronger Push] [All:] Do you see me underneath the shaking? Underneath the harsh words that came from pain? I’m not trying to break the ones I love— I’m trying to stay standing in the middle of the strain If I’ve sounded lost, it’s because I’m scared but I’m still holding on, even cracked and unclear I’m still here, still trying not to disappear Do you see me? Do you see me here? ⸻ [Final Chorus – Lead + Gravity + Whisper] [Lead (one step back from mic):] I’m not asking you to solve my nights just don’t turn away when I reach for light [Gravity:] I’m still someone worth standing beside, even when I’m worn and tired [Whisper:] I’m still here… I’m still here [All (soft harmonies):] Do you see me underneath the shaking? Can you hear the part of me that wants to stay alive? I’m right here, fighting through the fading trying not to disappear when the waves get high I’m still trying. I’m still trying to survive ⸻ [Outro – Whisper (fade-out)] [Whisper (fade-out, step back slowly):] I’m still here… …trying not to disappear.
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