DullBlah[Intro]
*(Sound of a television switching through channels of static. A single, mournful, detuned piano key is pressed. The 65 BPM trap b**t fades in with a deep 808 hum.)*
[Verse 1]
Another morning painted on my face
Put the mask on, find my place
Nod and wave when they all say hey
Got my lines down, know what to say
But the color's gone, it's all washed out
Just a whisper in a world that's loud
And nobody sees the gears slip
The trembling hand, the biting of the lip
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, I'm fine, just tired is all
Staring at the cracks that crawl up the wall
Every crack is a road I see
Leading somewhere far away from me
[Chorus]
MY REFLECTION'S A STRANGER I DON'T WANNA KNOW!
SCREAMING AT THE CEILING BUT THE SOUND DOESN'T GROW!
THERE'S A SILENCE I'M KEEPING THAT'S EATING ME WHOLE!
A FIRE IN THE BASEMENT THAT'S OUT OF CONTROL!
EVERYONE'S TALKING, BUT IT'S JUST STATIC ECHO!
WISHING I COULD LET GO, JUST LET IT ALL GO!
[Verse 2]
They talk about the future, talk about the plans
I just count the seconds on my hands
Clenching my jaw to keep the words inside
Got a secret that I know how to hide
It sits in a drawer, cold and dark and deep
A promise that I know that I can keep
When the noise gets to be too much to bear
It's the only real comfort, the only real prayer
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, I'm fine, just a little bit stressed
Putting this hollow smile to the test
Every tick of the clock is a b**t
Of a slow and calculated, final retreat
[Chorus]
MY REFLECTION'S A STRANGER I DON'T WANNA KNOW!
SCREAMING AT THE CEILING BUT THE SOUND DOESN'T GROW!
THERE'S A SILENCE I'M KEEPING THAT'S EATING ME WHOLE!
A FIRE IN THE BASEMENT THAT'S OUT OF CONTROL!
EVERYONE'S TALKING, BUT IT'S JUST STATIC ECHO!
WISHING I COULD LET GO, JUST LET IT ALL GO!
[Bridge]
*(Music cuts to just the clean, delayed guitar melody and the low 808 hum. The vocals are a strained whisper, cracking with emotion.)*
Maybe it's not an ending... just a change of scene.
A final edit... to wipe the slate clean.
They'd never understand this calm I feel...
Holding something that makes the silence real.
I swear I'm not looking for a way to leave...
Just a way to finally... finally breathe...
[Outro]
*(The chorus riff slams back in one last time, instrumentally, without vocals. It plays twice, heavy and oppressive. It cuts out abruptly, leaving only the sound of television static, which slowly fades into complete silence, followed by a singular gunshot.)*
