(Verse 1 - The Locked Room) My friends they wanna take me to the movies I tell 'em I can't make it, I'm holding hands with my depression And right when I think I've finally beat it Anxiety starts kicking in to teach that lesson Can't explain it, heart is racing, break into a sweat I just wanna run away, as far as I can get And I know I should be grateful I know I should be fine But knowing don't turn off the static inside my mind (Pre-Chorus) They say just breathe, they say you're fine But I'm watching time from the outside I've tried medication, self-evaluation Even got some information from the local TV station They told me it would pass... But I keep getting attacked (Chorus) Between the static and the sweet Between the panic and the peace I'm learning that survival's not a straight line It's a small step, then another, then a quiet sign Little victories, little victories of the heart Some days I'm falling apart Some days I'm a work of art But I'm still here Still here (Verse 2 - Ice Cream, Memories, Simple Joys) I take a walk when the walls close in The world still spins while I'm stuck within Ice cream melting in the sun A simple taste — a battle won I remember being someone else Before I knew this version of myself Back when silence was just quiet Not a war that I can't pilot (Bridge - Rewiring Reality) Eighty-six billion, forest in my skull Every single moment rebuilding, never dull Every thought's a pathway, watch the circuit grow and thrive Feed it light and movement, watch the dopamine ignite Neurons fire together, wire together, day and night That's the science, that's the truth, it ain't just a saying It's called plasticity — the brain is always changing So when you're low, when you're heavy, when the joy feels far You ain't broken, just quiet — still a forest, still a spark (Final Chorus) Between the static and the sweet Between the panic and the peace I'm learning that survival's not a straight line It's a small step, then another, then a quiet sign Some days I'm falling apart Some days I'm a work of art But I'm still here Still here I'm getting better at the small stuff Day by day, night by night Little by little I'm getting it right (Outro - Soft) We rewire, we rebuild, we don't stay the same Every neuron's got a chance to light back up again Sad don't mean it's over, helpless don't mean stuck The gateway's still in there — we just gotta build it up Ice cream and storms... I'm still here...
