[Intro — almost whispered, low baritone, fragile and breathy] I don't remember when I went away... I was standing here... But I wasn't really here. (mmm... no...) [Verse 1 — low, intimate, restrained; gradually increasing emotion] I wake up wearing someone else's skin And I stare at the mirror like, "Who let me in?" There's a house in my head, but the rooms are all bare And I keep hearing footsteps But nobody's there I buried my name underneath all these years Put a lock on the door and swallowed the key Now every little silence sounds deafening And the person I was Is disappearing from me [Pre-Chorus — rising vocal range, increasing desperation] I've been holding my breath For so damn long I forgot what it feels like To breathe... (oh God...) If there's anybody left Behind these eyes Tell me you're still there... [Chorus — HUGE emotional belt, strained chest voice, cracked notes, soaring harmony] DON'T LET ME DISAPPEAR! (I'M STILL HERE!) Don't let me fade into the walls! I've been screaming without making a sound While I'm watching myself fall! DON'T LET ME DISAPPEAR! (Please... don't...) If there's a piece of me That still knows my name Pull me out of this darkness Before I become the pain! [Post-Chorus — falsetto cry, voice breaking] Oooooohhh... I don't wanna lose me... (ahhh... ahhh...) [Verse 2 — return to very low register, exhausted and hollow] I learned how to smile when I wanted to scream Learned how to sleep when I couldn't find dreams I became everybody that somebody needed Till there wasn't enough of me For me to keep breathing I gave away pieces I couldn't replace Left little reflections in everybody's face Now I look at my hands and they don't feel like mine Like I've been living somebody else's life [Pre-Chorus — start soft, climb dramatically] And I've begged the ceiling I've cursed at the sky I've torn through the silence Just trying to find... The voice that I buried The soul that I killed The child underneath All these scars standing still! [Chorus — larger, more desperate, vocal distortion and cracks] DON'T LET ME DISAPPEAR! (I'M STILL HERE!) Don't let me fade into the walls! I've been screaming without making a sound While I'm watching myself fall! DON'T LET ME DISAPPEAR! (I'm begging you...) If there's a piece of me That still knows my name Pull me out of this darkness Before I become the pain! [Bridge — stripped down; trembling vocal, almost crying] Maybe I don't need to be saved... Maybe I just need to be heard. Maybe this broken voice Is the only proof That I haven't disappeared... (pause) [Bridge — explosive vocal climb, progressively higher] I'M SICK OF BEING NOTHING! (I'M SICK OF BEING NOTHING!) I'M SICK OF RUNNING FROM MY DEMONS! I'VE BEEN BURYING THE TRUTH JUST TO MAKE SOMEBODY ELSE... FEEL... WHOLE! [Silence] [Final Chorus — maximum vocal range; chest belt → mixed voice → falsetto; emotional cracks] DON'T LET ME DISAPPEAR! DON'T LET ME— (DON'T LET ME!) DISAPPEAR! I've been down here screaming With my hands against the floor If I have to break this body JUST TO FIND MY SOUL— THEN BREAK ME! BREAK ME! BREAK ME OPEN! [Final sustained vocal — extremely emotional, cracked, imperfect] I'M... STILL... HEEEEEERE! [High harmony above lead, trembling] (still here...) [Outro — collapsing back into low whisper] I can hear my heartbeat... Maybe that's enough... Maybe... I'm still here. (mmm...)
