[Intro] [distorted electric guitar riff, driving drums, synth pad] [Verse 1] There's static in my veins, a cruel whisper in the rain A voice that says I'm not enough, that I was never built for love I feel like a ghost in this empty room, a stranger trapped inside this tomb I scream and nothing comes back to me, just the endless silence of the sea [Pre-Chorus] I've walked this line so many years Through blinding hope and drowning fears Found no relief in any hand I shook, just a worn-out story in an open book [Chorus] This isn't losing, it's the only way to win The final cure for the place I'm in They'll call it a failure, a life in vain But they don't know the remedy for this kind of pain This isn't quitting, it's the only peace I find The strength to leave it all behind [Verse 2] Tried every word, every spoken prayer Broke every bottle just to breathe air But this sickness clings, it won't let go A seed of sorrow I've watched grow They talk of a change that's meant to save But I just see a stone-cold lonely grave Another promise I can't keep Another empty moment in my sleep [Pre-Chorus] I've walked this line so many years Through blinding hope and drowning fears Found no relief in any hand I shook, just a worn-out story in an open book [Chorus] This isn't losing, it's the only way to win The final cure for the place I'm in They'll call it a failure, a life in vain But they don't know the remedy for this kind of pain This isn't losing, it's the only way to win The final cure for the place I'm in They'll call it a failure, a life in vain But they don't know the remedy for this kind of pain [Bridge] [half-time feel, sustained guitar chords] It takes a kind of courage they will never see To break the chains and set the captive free A final act of faith, a moment of relief To bring an end to a lifelong endless grief [Outro] The only way, the only way The only way to win Is to leave the war within
