Buried Alive

Verse 1 Three in the morning, staring at the ceiling fan Another damn night I don’t understand Hands shaking bad, heart beating too fast Trying like hell not to think about the past Everybody says it’ll get better with time Been hearing that shit my whole life Got a smile on my face when I walk through the door But I’m barely holding together anymore I keep it bottled up, keep it locked inside Tell everybody else that I’m doing alright Truth is I’m tired, man, I’m wore slap out Fighting things I don’t know how to talk about Chorus This is killing me, I can barely breathe Nobody knows what’s eating me Don’t stand there acting like you understand You ain’t been where I’ve been I watch the whole damn world move on outside While I’m stuck in my own mind Trying to survive another night Feeling buried alive ⸻ Verse 2 Phone stays quiet, house stays dark Just me and the noise inside my heart Every little sound makes me jump again Like my nerves forgot how to settle in People see me laughing, think I’m doing fine They don’t see the war going on inside Don’t see the nights I sit awake Wondering how much more I can take I ain’t looking for pity, I ain’t looking for praise Just trying to get through another day Some scars don’t show and some wounds don’t heal That’s the kind of pain you learn to conceal Chorus This is killing me, I can barely breathe Nobody knows what’s eating me Don’t stand there acting like you understand You ain’t been where I’ve been I watch the whole damn world move on outside While I’m stuck in my own mind Trying to survive another night Feeling buried alive ⸻ Hook Buried alive but I’m still standing One foot forward even when I’m crashing Buried alive but I ain’t gone yet Still got some fight that I haven’t spent ⸻ Verse 3 I’ve spent years trying to hide my face Trying to fit in every damn place Apologizing for the things I feel Like somehow my pain wasn’t real But I’m done carrying all that shame Done letting fear call my name If I’ve made it this far through the darkest days I ain’t backing down now anyway ⸻ Bridge There were nights I thought about giving up Thought I finally had enough But something deep down wouldn’t let me quit Even when life got mean as shit Maybe I’m broken, maybe I’m scarred Maybe carrying this is hard But if I’m still here, if I’m still breathing Then I got a reason to keep believing ⸻ Final Chorus This is killing me, I can barely breathe Nobody knows what’s inside of me Don’t stand there acting like you understand You ain’t walked where I’ve been I watch the whole damn world move on outside While I’m fighting for my life Trying to survive another night Feeling buried alive ⸻ Outro Buried alive… But I’m still here. Still breathing. Still fighting. The world keeps turning outside that window And maybe one day I’ll step back into it. Till then… I’m still here. Still breathing. Still fighting. Not dead yet.