Nøcturnal - Still Alive.

[Intro — Female, distant, breathy] I hear the Void before the Night hears me. A little Noise underneath me. [Verse 1 — Female, low, rhythmic] I learned the timing. Learned the smile. Learned how to disappear without leaving for a while. Keep my hands busy. Keep my head high. Give them something simple when they ask me why. I know which version they expect at the door. I know how to give them just enough, never more. But something keeps moving underneath the skin. The Noise is getting louder every time I give in. [Pre-Chorus — Female, intimate, rising] I can feel it through the silence. I can hear it when it's still. Something in me won't stay quiet. Something never will. [Chorus — Both, wide, melodic] There's Noise in my blood. There's Void behind the smile. I've been holding back my voice for a little too long now. If I lose the shape they recognize, if I disappear from their eyes— Maybe that's the first time I can see what's really mine. [Verse 2 — Male, low, gritty, rhythmic] I kept my head down. Kept my pace. Kept every doubt in the same locked place. Never said much. Never asked why. Some things get heavier when you leave them inside. I know what it costs to look like you're fine. How a straight line bends when you hold it too tight. I've worn out the edges trying not to break. Made peace with the pressure just to keep my shape. But the Void doesn't protect you when you're living inside. You can shut everything out and still hear what's alive. [Pre-Chorus — Male, restrained, building] I can feel it through the concrete. I can hear it in the floor. Every weight I kept beneath me isn't staying there anymore. [Chorus — Both, wider] There's Noise in my blood. There's Void behind the smile. I've been holding back my voice for a little too long now. If I lose the shape they recognize, if I disappear from their eyes— Maybe that's the first time I can see what's really mine. [Bridge — Female, stripped, intimate] Maybe I don't need to know what comes next. Maybe I don't need to make sense of it yet. I spent too long turning pieces into proof. Maybe being honest means leaving some things loose. [Male — low, close] No answer. No design. No clean line between yours and mine. [Both — restrained] Just the Noise. Still alive. [Final Chorus — Both, huge, emotional] There's Noise in my blood. There's Void behind the smile. I've been holding back my voice for a little too long now. If I lose the shape they recognize, if I disappear from their eyes— Maybe that's the first time I can see what's really mine. There's Noise in my blood. There's something underneath. All the things I couldn't say are finally breaking through me. If the Noise gets too loud, let it tear across the Night. I don't need to hear the Noise. I need to know why. [Outro — Female, distant] I hear the Void before the Night hears me. [Both] Still alive.