Aftermath

[Intro] The room hums low, the clock forgets to tick Feet shiver against the floor, quiet corner slick [Verse 1] I felt the air turn cold, like a blade of doubt Words came fast, a storm I couldn’t hold out Hands trembled into fists I never meant to raise Trust broke its hinge, shadows crawled across my gaze [Pre-Chorus] What was mine to guard now slips through the door My courage, a paper boat, sinking on the floor [Chorus] I whisp'red to my breath, I tried to stand tall But every step faltered, gravity took hold of all The sight of danger etched a map across my skin And in the mirror, I’m someone I’m not again [Verse 2] The room keeps tasting metal, fear lingers in the air Silence the loudest weapon, a burden I can’t repair I replay the moment, turn by turn in my head Searching for the exit signs that never fully led [Pre-Chorus] Trust cracks like glass when the night comes near I wear the ache as armor, but the edge stays here [Chorus] I whisp'red to my breath, I tried to stand tall But every step faltered, gravity took hold of all The sight of danger etched a map across my skin And in the mirror, I’m someone I’m not again [Bridge] If words could pull me from this threadbare fear, I’d sang them loud If mercy had a doorway, I’d step through, take a bow But the quiet answers louder still, they tell me I’m alive And the hurt that stays will grow me, not define my life [Chorus] I whisper to my breath, I’m learning how to stand tall Though every breath falters, I’m choosing to recall The strength that rose from the night, a stubborn light within And I’m becoming someone who won’t stay broken by the din [Outro] The room settles, not with silence but with resolve I walk through the afterglow, a self I choose to evolve