[Intro — Acoustic guitar, sparse and tense] [Raw clean vocal, low and controlled] LET IT EAT ME ALIVE—— [Verse 1 — Intimate clean vocal] I keep my hands clean, but my head stays stained Every quiet moment feels like it knows my name I laugh when it’s needed just to pass as okay But the sound never feels like it came from me I’ve been counting the hours just to lose track of time Living somewhere between a truth and a lie You say it gets better, I don’t know if that’s real I just know what it takes not to feel [Pre-Chorus — Cajón enters, guitars build] Tell me it’s nothing, I’ll call it a lie Wrap it in comfort, let it eat me alive I don’t need saving, I just need the noise Something to drown out the war in my voice—— [Chorus — Full acoustic band, powerful melodic vocal] No safe word, no way to run Just hollow echoes when the damage comes If I’m the storm then let it come undone Let it eat me alive—— No white flag, no letting go Just sinking lower than I used to know If I disappear, don’t say you don’t know Let it eat me alive—— [Verse 2 — Pull back, intimate] I see my reflection but it doesn’t respond Like it learned how to lie and just kept it on Same empty eyes but they don’t feel mine Just a face I wear when I lose track of time There’s a weight in my chest that won’t let go-o-o-o—— [Hold “go” continuously into the next line] Pulls me under slow where the silence gro-o-o-ows—— [Hold “grows” continuously into the next line] And I swear I was fine not long ago Now I’m chasing a version I don’t even know [Pre-Chorus — Gradual acoustic build] Tell me it’s nothing, I’ll call it a lie Wrap it in comfort, let it eat me alive I don’t need saving, I just need the noise Something to drown out the war in my voice—— [Chorus 2 — Bigger acoustic arrangement, layered natural harmonies] No safe word, no place to hide Just shattered patience I can’t revive If I’m the problem, let it collide Let it eat me alive—— No calm end, no afterglow Just deeper cuts than I ever show If this is me, then I don’t know Let it eat me alive—— [Breakdown — Acoustic guitars drop low and heavy, vocal close and restrained] Say it louder till it sticks in my skin I don’t know where I end or where I’ve been [Build] If I scream back will it change anything? Or just prove I was never listening?—— [Final Chorus — Biggest acoustic section, hard strumming, cajón, layered vocals] No safe word, no way to run Just hollow echoes when the damage comes If I’m the storm then let it come undone Let it eat me alive—— No white flag, no letting go Just sinking lower than I used to know If I disappear, don’t say you don’t know Let it eat me alive—— [Outro — Instruments fall away] [Low clean vocal] Let it eat me alive——
