[Verse 1]
Drifting again, I missed the light change
Eyes wide shut in a crowded place
Talking like I’m here, but I’m miles away
Falling fast in the middle of the day
Footsteps echo, but I can’t move
Tied to the floor in a velvet room
Dreams leak out of the corners of noon
Reality bends and breaks too soon
[Chorus]
I’m half awake, half in a dream
Caught in the space where no one sees
The world keeps spinning, I stay still
Running in place against my will
Don’t shake me, I’m not asleep
It’s deeper than you think it is
I’m wide awake in someone else’s sleep
And it’s always been like this
[Verse 2]
Laughter fades into static and snow
Friends all speak in a language I don’t know
Try to smile, but the weight pulls down
Like gravity stitched into my crown
Words collapse before they’re said
Eyes flicker like a tape misread
I’m not lazy, I’m just lost inside
Where night and day refuse to divide
[Chorus]
I’m half awake, half in a dream
Time slides sideways under me
The clock ticks loud, I don’t respond
I'm here and gone before it’s dawn
Don’t wake me, I’m not asleep
I’m fighting battles no one sees
Caught in a current underneath
Where sleep is always chasing me
[Bridge]
There’s no warning, no alarm
Just the hush before the harm
A drop, a blur, a swallowed sound
Another moment pulling me down
Eyes closed in the grocery line
Hands still on the wheel this time
I carry anchors in my chest
And call it rest
[Final Chorus]
I’m half awake, half in a dream
A fragile thread between two seams
My mind a storm, my body still
I bend, I float against my will
Don’t doubt me, I’m not asleep
This is just the way I breathe
Wide awake in someone else’s sleep
And I’m learning how to speak
[Outro – Whispered]
Drifting again…
But I’m still here.
