Static In My Chest

Static in my chest, I can’t turn it down Voices in my head when there’s no one around Try to breathe slow but I still feel pressed Got a war goin’ on in my chest Heartbeat skippin’ like a broken tape Every second feel like it’s too late Try to move on but I drag my past Every memory hit like shattered glass Built my silence like a hiding place Smiled outside but I lost my face Every “you good?” I just nodded through Truth is… I ain’t been good in a minute or two I been drownin’ in the noise I hide Tryna keep it all locked inside But it leaks through every breath I take Every smile startin’ to break I don’t wanna live like this no more Standin’ numb at a closed-off door If I fall, I’ma face the mess No more runnin’ from what’s in my chest Static in my chest, let it echo loud Even in a room, I don’t feel a crowd Try to fix me but I’m self-possessed Still fightin’ everything in my chest Carried pain I was never owed Walked through fire on a broken road Learned to fight before I learned to heal Now I question what I really feel Trust came slow, then it disappeared Every time that I got near Built my guard like a steel machine Now I’m stuck in-between unseen I been livin’ just to make it through Not livin’ life like I’m meant to do Every scar got a voice inside Sayin’ “you ain’t safe, better run and hide” But I’m tired of the same old fear Same old ghosts that keep me here If I break, I rebuild again I ain’t losin’ to this pain within Static in my chest, but I hear it clear Every doubt, every buried fear Turn the noise into somethin’ blessed I’ma turn this pain into progress Yeah I bent but I never broke Every scar is a word I spoke Every fall was a lesson learned Every loss is a bridge I burned Now I’m standin’ in my own truth Ain’t no more hidin’ what I’ve been through If it’s war, I’m ready now I ain’t backin’ down, I don’t bow I’m done drownin’ in what I suppress I’ma face every ounce of stress Turn my pain into somethin’ strong Turn my silence into a song I don’t care if my voice might shake Every step is a move I make Out the dark, out the mess I’m takin’ back what’s in my chest Static ain’t silence… it’s signal And I finally hear it This ain’t me breakin’… This me becomin something. I am BlackBandit