[Intro — glitching synth, distant guitar feedback, heartbeat kick] I hear your voice again… Inside my head again… I thought I left you behind— So why are you here again? [Glitch vocal chop] Again—again—again… [Verse 1 — fast, clipped Vocaloid phrasing] I wake up, reach out Nothing there, but I still try Tell myself, “Just let it go” Then I hear you in my mind One step forward Two steps back Every time I run from you Something pulls me off the track I know the door is open I know I could walk away But every road without you Feels like throwing me away [Rapid vocal chop] Away—away—away… [Pre-Chorus — rising synths, accelerating drums] Why do I keep holding on? Why can't I just cut the cord? I keep saying I'm okay But I'm breaking more and more [Layered harmony] More and more… If you're gone, what am I? If you're gone, where do I go? I've been fighting with these chains But I'm terrified to let them go! [Build-up scream] LET ME GO! [brief pause] DON'T LET ME GO! [Chorus — explosive electro-rock] I'm shackled to you! And I can't break free! I'm chained to you! You're still inside of me! I run! I fight! I scream into the night! But every time I get away You pull me back inside! [Energetic vocal chops] Back-back-back—inside! I CAN'T LET GO! I CAN'T LET GO! I'm shackled to you… And maybe that's the only way I know how to breathe. [Post-Chorus — bright glitch synths, chopped vocals] Let-go! Let-go! Let-go! Stay—stay—stay! [Verse 2 — faster, restless and bitter] I hate the way I need you I hate the way I know That every time I lose you I don't know where to go I hate these old reminders I hate these endless scars But when I try to leave you I don't know who we are [Short vocal chop] Who? Who? Who? Maybe I'm the prison Maybe I'm the key Maybe every chain I wear Is something I refuse to leave I tell myself it's over I tell myself I'm free Then I hear your voice again— [Sudden stop] And you're right back inside of me. [Pre-Chorus — increasingly frantic] Why do I keep holding on? Why does freedom feel so wrong? I keep tearing at the chain But I'm scared to move along What if I cut the final thread? What if there's nothing left instead? What if you're the only thing That ever made me feel alive? [Shouted ad-lib] TELL ME WHY! [Chorus — bigger and more aggressive] I'm shackled to you! And I can't break free! I'm chained to you! You're still inside of me! I run! I fight! I scream into the night! But every time I get away You pull me back inside! [Layered screams] BACK! BACK! BACK! I CAN'T LET GO! I'm shackled to you… And maybe that's the only way I know how to breathe. [Bridge — sudden electronic drop, distorted piano] If I let you go… Will I disappear? If I stop hearing your voice… Will I finally hear mine? [quiet vocal] I don't know… [Beat slowly returns] Maybe that's the problem. I don't know who I am Without something holding me down. [Build — guitars and synths returning] So cut the chain! Break the lock! Tell me why I— [hard stop] CAN'T! [Drums explode] [Final Chorus — maximum energy] I'M SHACKLED TO YOU! And I'm screaming to be free! I'M CHAINED TO YOU! But you're still a part of me! I run! I fight! I tear against the wire! The harder that I try to leave The tighter burns the fire! [Rapid vocal chops] Go-go-go-go! No-no-no-no! Let-let-let-let— I CAN'T! I CAN'T! I CAN'T LET GO! [Final screamed ad-lib] DON'T LEAVE ME!!! [Breakdown — distorted synth, heartbeat kick] Can't live… Can't leave… Can't breathe… [whisper] Don't go… [Final explosion] I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU!!! [Outro — glitching guitar feedback, fading vocal chops] Without you… Without you… Don't go… [final distorted vocal] DON'T GO!
