Shadows Drag Me Under

[Verse 1] Dark in the room when I close my eyes, Ceiling moves like it’s breathing lies. Every thought feels upside down, Gravity pulls me six feet down. I try to scream but the noise won’t come, Jaw clenched tight, lungs going numb. There’s a clock counting blood in my head, Every fucking second sounds like the dead. [Pre-Chorus] I built these walls just to feel safe, Now they’re caving in on my face. [Chorus] The shadows drag me under, hands around my throat, I’m sinking in the silence of the words I never spoke. I fight my way to daylight but it fades before I’m through— Every time I try to rise, the dark pulls me back into you. Yeah, the shadows drag me under. [Verse 2] Panic presses between my ribs, Every breath feels counterfeit. I hear my name in a voice I hate, Sounds just like me sealing fate. Mirror cracks when I look inside, Something blinks from the other side. If this is sleep, then I’m wide awake— Trapped inside every goddamn choice I made. [Pre-Chorus] I swallow fear just to stay alive, But it eats me whole every night. [Chorus] The shadows drag me under, fingers in my veins, I’m drowning in a memory that keeps calling my name. I claw my way to daylight but it slips right through— Every time I try to rise, the dark pulls me back into you. Yeah, the shadows drag me under. 🧠 [Bridge] If I let go now, would I finally sleep? Or would the dark just bury me deep? I keep fighting wars I can’t outrun, Reloading nightmares when the damage is done. Tell me— Who the fuck am I when the lights go low, When I’m face to face with the things I know? Can’t breathe. Can’t scream. Still fighting everything in me. [Final Chorus] The shadows drag me under, teeth in my spine, I’m losing pieces of myself every hostile night. I reach for something solid, but there’s nothing true— Every time I try to rise, the dark pulls me back into you. Yeah, the shadows drag me under… and they won’t let go. [Outro] So I open my eyes into darker days, Still caught in the current I can’t fucking escape— If morning comes, it comes too slow… ’Cause the night knows my name.