[Intro — haunting male humming, distant harmonies, sparse clean guitar] Mm mm mm mm mm mm Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm Mm mm mm mm mm mm Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm [Verse 1 — vulnerable, intimate vocals, gradual build] I can't understand why everything is broken Why the same old wounds refuse to close I've been searching for a reason to keep going Becoming someone that nobody knows I've been losing my will to survive Through all these years of trying to feel alive Somewhere in the person I became I lost the one who used to know my name [Pre-Chorus — rising emotion, drums building] I've been trying to make a name for myself Putting pieces of my life upon a shelf Every dream I had is gathering dust I'm losing everything I thought I was Trapped inside the wrinkles of time Searching for a soul that still feels like mine [Chorus — soaring vocals, heavy guitars, cinematic drums] But I wanna be higher, higher, higher I wanna feel the wisdom, feel this fire Break these chains that bind me to my misery Tear down the walls that are burying me Bring me back, bring me back to life Free me from the war inside my mind Take my spirit, take my soul Give me somewhere I can finally go I want to be free I need you to set me free I'm still searching for the man inside of me Lost inside... lost inside... [Post-Chorus — aching layered harmonies] Mm mm mm mm mm mm Can you hear me underneath? Mm mm mm mm mm mm Is there anything of me? [Verse 2 — rougher vocals, restrained heavy groove] I've worn a thousand faces in the mirror Each one hiding something underneath I keep running from the things I fear But every road leads back to me There's a voice inside that never lets me sleep It knows the darkest places I conceal It tells me I'm too far gone to save Just another prisoner of the life I made I'm so tired of pretending I'm alright Of losing little pieces of myself each night If there's a light beyond this endless fall Why can't I feel it when I need it most of all? [Pre-Chorus — strained vocals rising] I've given everything to find a way To become more than the wreckage of yesterday The harder that I fight to leave The deeper this darkness takes hold of me Am I still alive beneath this pain? Or just a fading echo of my name? [Chorus — full band, gritty emotional vocals] 'Cause I wanna be higher, higher, higher I wanna feel the wisdom, feel this fire Break these chains that bind me to my misery Tear down the walls that are burying me Bring me back, bring me back to life Free me from the war inside my mind Take my spirit, take my soul I'm so tired of losing all control I want to be free God, won't somebody set me free? I'm still searching for the man inside of me Lost inside... lost inside... [Bridge — stripped piano, trembling vocals, distant choir] If I could tear the years away Would I recognize the face beneath the pain? If I could silence every voice Would I finally hear my own? I've been reaching for the heavens With my feet beneath the ground I've been screaming into nothing Praying something hears the sound I don't need to be a hero I don't need to understand I just need to find the person That I was before I ran... [Build — whispered vocals becoming desperate] Find me... somewhere in the wreckage Hear me... I'm buried underneath it Save me... before there's nothing left I'm still here... I'm still here... I'M STILL HERE! [Final Chorus — explosive guitars, soaring raspy vocals, massive choir] I WANNA BE HIGHER, HIGHER, HIGHER! I NEED TO FEEL SOMETHING BURNING INSIDE! BREAK THESE CHAINS, LET MY SPIRIT RISE! I'M DONE WITH JUST EXISTING, I WANT TO FEEL ALIVE! Bring me back, bring me back to life! LET ME SEE BEYOND THE DARKNESS IN MY MIND! TAKE MY SPIRIT, BUT DON'T TAKE MY SOUL! I'M MORE THAN ALL THE PIECES THAT I CANNOT CONTROL! I WANT TO BE FREE! I'M BEGGING TO BE FREE! THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING LEFT INSIDE OF ME! [Outro — instruments fade, raw vocals and lonely guitar] Mm mm mm mm mm mm... I'm still lost in time... Mm mm mm mm mm mm... But I'm still alive... Somewhere beneath these wrinkles of time There's still a heartbeat... I hope it's mine.
