NIGHTMARE

[Verse 1] I wake into a frequency No face, no memory Just static in my bloodstream Running under me The room is still, the air is calm No one’s raising their voice But something in my nervous system Is making all the noise I thought I left the battlefield Laid my armor down But every time the lights go out My body hits the ground ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] I thought I healed the fracture I thought I found my ground So why does every quiet Still feel like breaking down? ⸻ [Chorus] I woke up from a nightmare But nothing’s really wrong No monsters in the doorway Just tremors in my bones If I’m safe, why does my body Act like I don’t belong? Maybe I’m not broken Maybe I’m still learning to be strong ⸻ [Verse 2] No fire in the hallway No thunder in the sky But I still brace for impact Like something’s coming by I learned to scan for danger Even in the light Now peace feels unfamiliar Like stepping into night The past is just a shadow It doesn’t have a face But it lives inside my reflex In the way my shoulders raise ⸻ [Pre-Chorus 2] I’m not back at the beginning I’m not who I was then This shaking isn’t weakness It’s a memory in my skin ⸻ [Final Chorus – slightly lifted but controlled] I woke up from a nightmare But I’m still standing here No monsters in the doorway Just echoes of old fear If I’m safe, why does my body Still react like it’s war? Maybe I’m not broken Maybe I just survived before ⸻ [Outro – soft, grounding] Slow breath Feet on the floor The war is over I’m here I’m sure