[Intro]
Shadows grind in the crucible of night,
A scream wired to the gears of fate.
[Verse 1]
This life, a borrowed breath in a void-washed crown,
Where every heartbeat sighs, “Why bother?”
The clock devours hours, a rusting throne,
I wear the mask of duty, choking desire.
[Pre-Chorus]
Parents’ ledger shadows my veins,
Saving souls with cold restraint.
But the numbers only dull the flame,
As meaning throttles under strain.
[Chorus]
Existence bleeds, yet I keep the show,
Driven by debts I never chose.
If silence could free the weight I bear,
I’d scream to end this hollow glare.
[Verse 2]
Promises bought with a stubborn cost,
I march the line they laid in stone.
The world insists there’s value in loss,
But what is saved when joy is gone?
[Pre-Chorus]
Duty grades the map of all I am,
A ledger of responsibility.
Yet hunger for truth remains unmaned,
A reckless flame inside me.
[Chorus]
Existence bleeds, yet I keep the show,
Driven by debts I never chose.
If silence could free the weight I bear,
I’d scream to end this hollow glare.
[Bridge]
If the void asks for a price, I pay with breath,
A grim compliance to avoid a fall from grace.
But every breath that buys a quiet death,
Only deepens the ache I can’t erase.
[Chorus]
Existence bleeds, yet I keep the show,
Driven by debts I never chose.
If silence could free the weight I bear,
I’d scream to end this hollow glare.
[Outro]
So I march, a specter in a borrowed dawn,
Hiding the storm behind a fateful grin.
Maybe someday meaning will be found,
Beyond the numbers, beyond the skin.
