[Intro — exposed, exhausted female spoken voice; faint electrical hum, distant guitar feedback] The girl you couldn't kill... The girl you buried... [long pause] Yeah... I lived. [voice drops, almost conversational] The thing they never tell you is... How your mind becomes your enemy... Years after you survive. [dead silence] 3:13. [Drop C riff slams in, violent syncopated drums] [Verse 1 — tight palm-muted guitars, deep bass, close wounded vocal] The kitchen light keeps stuttering Against the glass above the sink I practice saying, "I need help" Then bite the words before they leave I told three people, "I'm all right" I watched them take me at my word I used to pray they'd never notice Now I hate how well it worked [Pre-Chorus 1 — toms climb, strained clean vocal, guitars widening] I've worn their damage like a shield Till every buckle cut my skin Your name is burning in my hand I touch the screen; the ringing begins [Chorus 1 — explosive melodic metalcore, soaring clean belt] I CAN BARELY SPEAK—SAVE ME! I got out, but not alone I took their voices with me And they've made my head their home I'M BEGGING YOU TO SAVE ME! Don't tell me that I'm strong I learned to lie so beautifully Even I thought the hurt was gone DON'T LET ME DISAPPEAR—SAVE ME! Can you hear me through the noise? I fought to get my name back Now I say it in their voice [Verse 2 — syncopated heavy riff, vocal takes on a sharper edge] You answer on the fourth ring Sleep rough around your voice You say my name and nothing else You leave the rest my choice I say, "I'm sorry," out of habit Like needing you's a crime I hate how small my voice becomes When somebody is kind [Pre-Chorus 2 — half-time drums, rising rasp] I drew a line around the people I'd tear the world apart to save Then stood outside it in the cold Like I was something I could waste [Chorus 2 — heavier guitars, double kick, ragged harmonies] I NEED YOU TO SAVE ME! Don't say you're proud of me If I hear one more word like "fighter" I might disappear completely DON'T CALL ME STRONG—SAVE ME! I've locked myself inside Every promise that I made To keep everybody else alive PLEASE DON'T HANG UP—SAVE ME! I'm not asking you to fight Just stay here when I admit I can't hold this up tonight [Verse 3 — urgent stop-start riff; low confrontational vocal] My thumb goes looking for the end Before I even know I'm scared A practiced motion, quick and clean The way I learned to disappear You hear the catch inside my breath The silence stretching through the wire I say, "I should let you sleep" You ask, "Do you want me to?" [Pre-Chorus 3 — kick and floor tom, rising feedback] The little voice that knows to run Is screaming in my head I keep my finger off the glass And finally speak instead [Chorus 3 — wall of guitars, desperate belt, harsh backing accents] I CAN'T OUTRUN THIS—SAVE ME! I can hear my voice go small It's the same one that would thank them When they drove me to the wall DON'T MAKE ME EARN IT—SAVE ME! I keep waiting for the price You haven't asked me for a thing But I apologize twice I'M SCARED TO NEED YOU—SAVE ME! You don't have to say I'm brave Just remind me there's a difference Between a shelter and a cage [Post-Chorus — all instruments cut; nearly inaudible confession] They couldn't keep me buried. [isolated low kick] I did the rest for them. [Bridge — bare detuned piano, room tone, unguarded low voice] You ask me what I'm frightened of I almost say, "The dark" But it's the way I hear their words And know them all by heart And when you ask me if I'm safe I look around the room No one here can hurt me now And still I can't say, "Yes." [Bridge Extension — piano falls away; trembling voice] I drew that line around your name Then left myself outside You hear my voice give way and stay... [barely whispered] You are my sacred line. [complete silence] [Breakdown — seismic half-time Drop C chugs; controlled raw screams] THEY'RE GONE! I'M HERE! SO WHY DOES MY OWN VOICE STILL SOUND LIKE THEIRS?! [hard stop; isolated breath] STAY ON THE LINE! DON'T LET ME HIDE! I DIDN'T CLAW MY WAY OUT TO KEEP THEIR WORK ALIVE! [Instrumental Break — no vocals; grinding riff into harmonized lead guitar solo, tom ascent, double-kick surge; full-bar silence] [Final Chorus — octave lift; huge clean belt, layered harmonies, half-time closing lines] DON'T LET ME TURN BACK—SAVE ME! I'm done calling this all right My hands are shaking on the deadbolt But I'm opening it tonight I'M ASKING YOU TO SAVE ME! And don't mistake this for defeat It took everything I carried Just to let you hear me plead I'M HERE AND I'M SCARED—SAVE ME! Say my name and let it stay I am standing in the doorway And I haven't turned away [Outro — guitars decay, close breath, final line unaccompanied] You say, "I'm here." I say, "I'm scared." [long silence] And for once... I leave the words there.
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