[Verse 1] The reins are pulled in tight A hunger claws the night The seams begin to tare The chest can’t hold the air [Pre-Chorus] If it breaks, will the silence thicken? Will whispers mark me lost, or mad? The heart is louder than the body allows; Every gaze heavy, beneath what I'm clad [Chorus] The mask is gone; it cannot hide the fall The edge is here; the ground has slipped from all The breath is short; the drop has just begun No path returns; the stillness cannot come [Verse 2] The mirror blurs the frame No face remains the same Half-born and half-erased A birth that feels misplaced [Bridge] Perhaps it’s pose, a practiced show. Smoke painted flame, a shallow glow. Perhaps the crown is ash inside, A story whispered just to hide. [chorus] No mask can hold; no silence keeps me safe The edge burns bright; the air cuts like a blade Too much to bear; the noise becomes the proof The storm breaks in, and tears away the roof
