[Intro – quiet, trembling] I kept telling myself it was temporary… That if I just held on… it would stop hurting… …it didn’t. [Verse 1 – fragile, raw] Ten years… I thought that meant something Like it couldn’t just disappear But it did, slow, and quiet Right in front of me here Cold side of the bed beside me Staring up at nothing again While you’re somewhere above me With him… yeah, with him I started losing pieces of me Trying to be what you need Saying “it’s okay” out loud While I silently fucking bleed [Hook 1 – emotional, subtle edge] Crack after crack, I gave you me Tried to be what I couldn’t be Said “I’m fine” so you could stay While I slowly slipped away Hold my breath, don’t let it show If I break then you might go So I smile through the attack While my heart goes crack… after crack [Verse 2 – heavier, more grounded] There were nights I couldn’t come home Just sat in the dark in my car Engine off, nowhere to go Didn’t wanna walk in that far Hotel room, nowhere left Two beds, no rest, just pain You were right there, just not mine And I felt that shit again They call me dad, I held that tight Only thing keeping me here Not my blood but they were my life Only thing stronger than fear [Hook 2 – strained, breaking] Crack after crack, I gave you me Lost myself just to keep the peace Said “I’m fine” every single day While you watched me fade away Hold my breath, don’t let it show If I fall, there’s nowhere to go So I smile through the attack While my heart goes crack… after crack [Verse 3 – snapping point] You sat me down like I was nothing Like I wasn’t already gone Talking ‘bout building a future I don’t belong in at all You wanted something I can’t give And hearing it cut me deep Still said “go ahead, do it” While something in me went to sleep That was the moment it shattered Not loud, just gone Like a light that doesn’t flicker It just fucking stops being on [Bridge – hollow, tense] I remember that drive… Everything felt quiet… Too fucking quiet. One second… one turn… and it all disappears …but I kept going. [Verse 4 – aftermath → hardened] Four years of breaking slowly Till there was nothing left inside Every piece I tried to hold Just buried over time Then one day you let me go Like I was easy to replace No home, no you, no them Just silence in your place I wish I could say I healed from it Truth is, I just changed Built these walls so nothing gets in And learned to live with the pain [Final Hook – emotional → explosive rage] Crack after crack, there’s nothing left Every piece got stripped to death Said “I’m fine” till I believed Now there’s nothing left of me [shift – screamed] NO MORE MASK, NO MORE LIES NO MORE WATCHING MYSELF DIE YOU TOOK ALL I EVER HAD LEFT ME EMPTY, FUCKING BLACK I DON’T TRUST, I DON’T RELAPSE INTO LOVE THAT’S BUILT TO CRACK IF THIS IS WHAT LOVE ATTRACTS THEN I’LL LIVE WITH THE CRACKS [Outro – quiet, drained] It didn’t happen all at once… It was… crack… after crack… after crack… …until there was nothing left.
