(Verse 1) I wear silence like a second skin Every heartbeat locked within You walk in light — I stay in shade Longing for you like I’m afraid I feel the fire, but I freeze Waging war beneath the ease You see the mask, not the fight That keeps me fading out of sight (Pre-Chorus) If I reach, will you recoil? If I speak, will it all spoil? So I burn without a flame Craving you but hiding shame (Chorus) I want you more than I can bear But love like this strips me bare So I keep you just beyond my view A shadow of want, a ghost of truth Close enough to ache in silence Far enough to feign defiance If I vanish, it’s not the end— It’s fear disguised as self-defense (Verse 2) You break through walls without a sound But I rebuild them, all around Every look, every kind word Feels like danger, feels unheard I don’t mean to leave you cold But I’ve been broken, never told How to hold what might be real Without cutting what I feel (Pre-Chorus) If I stay, will I decay? If I run, will you stay anyway? These chains I forged alone Still rattle every time you’re close (Chorus) I want you more than I can bear But love like this strips me bare So I keep you just beyond my view A shadow of want, a ghost of truth Close enough to ache in silence Far enough to feign defiance If I vanish, it’s not the end— It’s fear disguised as self-defense (Bridge – [growled/screamed vocal option]) I scream inside this armored heart Every beat’s a world apart Don’t try to fix what I deny Just know I feel, though I don’t try (Final Chorus – with intensity) I want you more than I can say But the silence keeps you safe So I haunt this space we’ll never share A phantom of love too raw to bear Close enough to ache in silence Far enough to guard the silence If I disappear, it’s not goodbye— It’s love I’m too afraid to try
