[Intro] [(Whispers layered beneath the vocals)] It started as a whisper... A pulse... A promise... "Feed me..." I thought it was my own voice. [Verse 1] I woke up with a heartbeat scratching at my ribs, Like something found a doorway where my soul once lived. Every dream I ever chased came crawling back with teeth, Digging through my veins, planting roots beneath. It said, "You'll never taste the stars with empty hands." So I traded pieces of myself for bigger plans. Every compromise became another feast, And every little victory awakened something deep. It smiled through my reflection... I smiled back. [Pre-Chorus] Every promise tastes like blood. Every mountain wants another climb. Every answer births a thousand more. It keeps telling me... "You're almost enough..." [Chorus] There's a hunger under my skin, Gnawing on the bones where I begin. Every heartbeat feeds its mouth, Every breath just pulls it out. It's wearing my face, It's learning my name. I'm feeding the fire, But I'm not the flame. The louder I roar, The less I exist. The hunger under my skin... Never misses. [Verse 2] Crowns are heavy when they're stitched into your head. Success is just another word the parasite has said. It built a throne from sleepless nights, Stacked with broken loves and borrowed lives. It doesn't care about the gold. It doesn't care about applause. It only wants the part of me That still remembers who I was. Every handshake felt infected. Every mirror looked possessed. I kept climbing toward tomorrow, Leaving yesterday undressed. --- [Pre-Chorus] It says, "One more step... One more sacrifice... One more piece... Then you'll finally feel alive." Liar... --- [Chorus] There's a hunger under my skin, Digging where the light has never been. Every heartbeat pays the cost, Every dream's another thing I've lost. It's wearing my eyes, It's stealing my grin. I don't know where I end, Or where it begins. The louder I scream, The quieter I get. The hunger under my skin... Hasn't finished yet. [Bridge] [(Half spoken, increasingly frantic)] I carved out sleep... It wanted more. I buried love... It wanted more. I sacrificed my peace... It wanted more. I gave it pride. I gave it rage. I gave it every page with my name. Then one morning... The whisper was gone. Because... It wasn't whispering anymore. It was speaking... With my voice. [Breakdown] If ambition has a heartbeat... Mine learned how to bleed. If obsession has a face... It's staring back at me. If monsters really hide inside us... Why... Does mine... Look... Exactly... Like me? [Final Chorus] There's a hunger under my skin, Now I know it always wins. Every heartbeat built its throne, Every step was never my own. It's wearing my soul, Like borrowed flesh. Leaving nothing But an empty chest. If you hear it call... Don't answer its hymn. Because once it gets beneath your skin... You'll spend your life... Feeding... It. [Outro] [(Quiet, almost whispered)] It isn't chasing you. It's waiting. For the first time... You say... "I'm not enough."
