[INTRO — Spoken] Silence. ... I'm speaking now. ... Some of you... are still wearing faces... you've already outgrown. ... How exhausting. ... You call it loyalty. I call it fear. ... Tonight... you don't need permission. You don't need forgiveness. You don't need applause. ... When the music begins... don't move for them. Move for yourself. (Breath) Play dead. ════════════════════ [Verse 1] Hold your breath Lose your name Leave your shadow In the flames Velvet heartbeat Chrome inside Every truth You tried to hide Every mirror Knows your face Even if You don't... Yet. ════════════════════ [Pre-Chorus] Nothing beautiful Stays untouched... Nothing living Stays the same... ════════════════════ [Chorus] Play dead... Don't blink. Play dead... Sink in. Play dead... No fear. Play dead... Disappear. Leave the mask. Lose the frame. When you rise... You won't wear The same face... Again. ════════════════════ (Spoken) Better... ════════════════════ [Verse 2] Step by step Closer now Every silence Takes a bow Every heartbeat Pulls you near Everything Becomes so clear No more costumes No disguise Only fire In your eyes ════════════════════ [Pre-Chorus] Feel the rhythm... Not the fear... Feel yourself... Appear... ════════════════════ [Chorus] Play dead... Don't blink. Play dead... Sink in. Play dead... Breathe slow. Play dead... Let go. ════════════════════ (Spoken) There you are... ════════════════════ [BRIDGE — Spoken Manifesto] Everybody wants forever. Nobody wants transformation. Because transformation... demands a funeral. Not for your body. For your performance. For every smile... that wasn't yours. For every dream... you borrowed. For every version... you kept alive... simply because someone else expected it. Look at yourself. Really look. The person you're protecting... is already gone. So stop carrying a ghost that keeps asking to be loved. Leave it here. Walk away. Lighter. Beautiful. Free. ════════════════════ [FINAL CHORUS] Play dead... Become light. Play dead... Rewrite. Play dead... New skin. Play dead... Begin. Every ending Opens doors. Every silence Leaves you more. Play dead... (Breath) Wake up. ════════════════════ [OUTRO — Whisper] You never needed another life... Only the courage... to stop pretending.
