[Intro – Mid-tempo, distorted guitars, drums come in heavy after 4 bars] (guitar riff kicks in, gritty and low) Guitar + Drums Vocal (gravelly, introspective): Woke up again, face down in the fire... [Verse 1 – Low energy, moody guitars, steady beat] Tried to play it safe, but I walked the wire They say there’s two roads, easy and the fight But I picked the shortcut straight into the night Tried to cheat fate, thought I found a hack But every damn time, it blows up and bites back Love’s like a trap, dressed up in red She kissed me once and messed with my head [Pre-Chorus – Build tension, drums pick up, guitars get brighter] Maybe there’s something I just don’t get Or maybe I was dropped on my head [Chorus – Full band kicks in hard, open chords, big vocals] 'Cause I keep crashing, burning, learning nothing at all Playing with fire, then cursing the fall I reach for the stars, then trip on regret It’s like my brain’s been soaking wet I swear I’m trying, but I keep getting led Down every wrong road like I was dropped on my head [Verse 2 – Pull back slightly, but keep the groove alive] I take the bait, every single time Even when I see the hook, I swear I’m blind Dark alleys calling with a whisper sweet But they leave me broken, bleeding in the street I just want peace, not a war in my chest But I pick the poison and hope for the best Guess I ain't a genius, that much is true But how many scars 'til I break through? [Pre-Chorus – Slightly more intense than last time] Yeah, maybe there’s something I just don’t get Like maybe I was dropped on my head [Chorus – Repeat with extra harmony, double vocals on “crashing, burning”] 'Cause I keep crashing, burning, learning nothing at all Playing with fire, then cursing the fall I reach for the stars, then trip on regret It’s like my brain’s been soaking wet I swear I’m trying, but I keep getting led Down every wrong road like I was dropped on my head [Bridge – Strip back, clean guitar with delay, spoken word/gritty tone] No white flags, no peace signs Just bad calls and worse times They say learn from your pain But I’m stuck on replay again [Breakdown – Spoken, whispered over low guitar and bass rumble] Vocal (half-laugh, bitter): Who passes up a free meal, even if it’s poisoned? Who keeps looking for light in a place that’s broken? Yeah... that’s me… every time… [Final Chorus – Huge, emotional, layered vocals, sustained chords] Yeah, I keep crashing, burning, learning nothing at all Kissing the devil, then praying I fall I reach for the stars, then trip on regret Like I forgot how to live with no safety net I swear I’m trying, but I keep getting led Right back to the edge, like I was dropped on my head [Outro – Pull back, fading guitar, vocals trail off] Vocal (soft, almost whisper): Dropped on my head… Yeah… maybe I was dropped on my head…
