Intro] (Slow, haunting piano chords, very quiet) This is for the ones fighting in the dark. I see you. [Verse 1] The alarm goes off but the body won’t move Staring at the ceiling in a darkened room You know exactly what you’re supposed to do But your brain is a wall that you can’t break through The laundry is piled and the messages wait You’re drowning in the guilt and the self-made hate They tell you to get up, they tell you to start But they don’t feel the anchor that is tied to your heart. [Pre-Chorus] (Acoustic guitar joins in, building tension) You’re wearing a mask just to walk out the door Smiling at the world while you’re fighting a war The dopamine’s gone and the tank is bone dry And you’re so damn tired of asking God why. [Chorus] (Beat drops, massive, heavy, and emotional) It’s a hundred miles an hour with the parking brake on! You’re fighting the current but the current is strong! They call it an excuse, they call it a phase But they don’t know the hell of these paralyzed days! The depression is heavy, the noise is so loud You’re screaming for help but you’re lost in the crowd! Listen to me now, let the tears wash it clean— You ain’t lazy, my friend, you’re a broken machine! And you’re the bravest damn soldier that they’ve never seen! [Verse 2] (Music drops back down, raw and intimate) You try the prescriptions, you swallow the pills But it doesn’t fix the emptiness living up in the hills Your executive function is totally fried You’re a prisoner locked in your own mind inside You want to be happy, you want to be free But the shadow keeps whispering, “You’ll never be.” [Pre-Chorus] (Building up again, faster this time) You’re wearing a mask just to walk out the door Smiling at the world while you’re fighting a war The dopamine’s gone and the tank is bone dry And you’re so damn tired of asking God why! [Chorus] (Explosive, full energy, screaming vocals) It’s a hundred miles an hour with the parking brake on! You’re fighting the current but the current is strong! They call it an excuse, they call it a phase But they don’t know the hell of these paralyzed days! The depression is heavy, the noise is so loud You’re screaming for help but you’re lost in the crowd! Listen to me now, let the tears wash it clean— You ain’t lazy, my friend, you’re a broken machine! And you’re the bravest damn soldier that they’ve never seen! [Bridge] (Just heavy drums and raw vocals, pure emotion) I swear that I’m trying! I swear that I care! But I’m drowning to death in this empty air! I swear that I’m trying! I swear that I care! Just give me a minute to breathe in the air! [Guitar Solo] (Massive, crying electric guitar solo, full of pain and release) [Chorus] (One last time, giving it everything) It’s a hundred miles an hour with the parking brake on! You’re fighting the current but the current is strong! The depression is heavy, the noise is so loud You’re screaming for help but you’re lost in the crowd! Listen to me now, let the tears wash it clean— You ain’t lazy, my friend, you’re a broken machine! And you’re the bravest damn soldier that they’ve never seen! [Outro] (Fading out to just the slow piano) You’re the bravest damn soldier. Just breathe. You’re still here. And that’s enough. (Silence)
