Antidote (Reimagined)

Intro: Heartbeat in a broken rhythm Still here, still listening Verse 1: I tried to numb it out with noise Late nights, borrowed joys Every cure came with a cost Every high just hid the loss I chased relief in strangers’ eyes Temporary alibis But every fix I ever found Left me lower on the ground Pre-Chorus: I keep asking for a sign But maybe I’m the one this time Chorus: I need an antidote Something to pull me from the undertow I need an antidote Before I disappear inside the smoke If I’m the poison in my veins Then I’m the cure that breaks the chain I don’t need saving anymore I’m my own antidote Verse 2: I mistook escape for peace Thought letting go meant losing me Every promise I delayed Gave my fear more room to stay I waited for a miracle Like healing wasn’t personal But hope don’t knock on shattered doors You gotta build them back yourself Pre-Chorus: I don’t need a perfect life I just need to survive Chorus: I need an antidote Something to silence the echo I need an antidote Before I fade into the shadow If I’m the sickness, I’m the change I’m done romanticizing pain I don’t need saving anymore I’m my own antidote Bridge: I won’t wait for it to end I won’t bleed just to pretend That suffering is proof of worth I choose the fight, I choose the hurt If I fall, I’ll stand again If I break, I’ll learn to bend I don’t need a hand to hold I need a reason not to go Final Chorus: I found the antidote Buried underneath the ghosts I found the antidote In every breath I almost lost If I’m the poison, I’m the cure I’m still broken, still secure I don’t need saving anymore I’m my own antidote Outro: Still breathing — that’s the cure