🖤 Dead_Alive (Reimagined)

Intro: I wake up every day But I don’t arrive Verse 1: I move through rooms like I belong Say the right things, play along I keep my head above the surface But I don’t remember choosing this My pulse keeps time, my lungs do their job I answer texts, I punch the clock If this is living, someone explain Why it feels like standing still in pain Pre-Chorus: I’m not gone But I’m not here Chorus: I’m dead alive Still breathing, still stuck inside My heart won’t quit, my mind won’t rest I’m functioning, but barely myself I’m dead alive Going through motions I didn’t design If this is what surviving means Then tell me where the living went Verse 2: I chase the rush just to feel real Then hate myself for how I feel I keep crossing my own lines Just to prove I’m still alive I tell myself this numbness passes But it settles in like furniture I don’t remember moving it in I just know it lives with me now Pre-Chorus: I feel the weight But I don’t collapse Chorus: I’m dead alive My body moves, my soul hides I laugh at things I don’t enjoy Just to avoid the quiet noise I’m dead alive Still here, but not alright If this is living on the edge I’m hanging on by something thin Bridge: Maybe I’m afraid of slowing down Because I’ll feel it all at once Maybe I keep myself exhausted So I don’t have to confront the cost I don’t need a miracle I need to feel my name again Not shouted back by empty habits But spoken from within Final Chorus: I’m dead alive But I’m starting to recognize That feeling nothing isn’t peace It’s just another way to bleed I’m dead alive Still breathing means I can decide If I’m still here, I want to try To feel more than just survive Outro: I’m not gone I’m still deciding