(Intro) The machine lets me in, The machine breathes deep, The machine keeps me alive (Verse) Trapped inside where I reside, No one hears my screams. Tube down my throat, a silent tide, Soft hums keep time with broken dreams… (Pre-Chorus) I see their faces through the glass, Mouths moving, no sound. I’m screaming “I’m still here,” alas, But the beeps just drown me out. (Chorus) Forgive the night that took my stride, Forgive the bottle, forgive the ride. I was angry once, now I let it die— In this plastic lung, I learn to fly. (Verse 2) Memories flicker like the lights, Wife’s laugh, kids’ first steps. The crash replays in endless nights, But hate dissolves where grace is kept. (Pre-Chorus) I mouth “I love you” to the haze, They think I sleep, I pray. The nurse’s hand, a gentle blaze, Warms the cold that won’t obey. (Chorus) Forgive the man who stole my years, Forgive the tears, forgive the fears. I release the chain, I dry the sky— In this steel embrace, I say goodbye. (Bridge) One more beep, then silence sings, The tube grows light, the room takes wings. I’m not the body left behind, I’m every breath I couldn’t find. (Final Chorus) Thank you, machine, for borrowed air, Thank you, pain, for teaching prayer. I forgive it all, I rise, I fly— Last breath lifts me to the sky. (Outro) The machine lets me go, The machine breathes free, The machine… sets my soul alive. Off to heaven I go… tonight… My last goodbye…. Ohhh, mmmm…
