Static In My Head

(Verse 1)
I did everything they said I should
Checked every box, still misunderstood
Every step forward feels like a test
Like progress only counts if I’m perfect
I measure my worth in mistakes I’ve made
Replay every word, every choice I say
I smile like I’m fine, but it’s all pretend
Every win fades fast, but the doubt won’t end
I tell myself I should be further ahead
But the finish line lives inside my head
Every thought feels louder when I’m alone
Turning silence into a microphone

(Pre-Chorus)
I know these thoughts don’t tell the truth
But they sound like me, so I listen to
Every fear starts sounding right
When it talks to me late at night

(Chorus)
There’s a voice in my head, and it won’t shut down
Telling me everything I build is falling out
No matter how far I get, it says I’m behind
Every single time
I push away the ones who stay
Then hate myself for driving them away
I try to run, but I’m misled
By the static in my head

(Verse 2)
I turn small cracks into collapse
Relive the words I can’t take back
One mistake turns into proof
That I don’t deserve the truth
I self-destruct just to feel control
Digging holes, calling it “letting go”
I don’t need enemies, I do it myself
Put every failure back up on the shelf
I call it motivation, call it being real
But all it does is sharpen what I feel
I’m harder on me than I’ve ever been
Still asking myself why I can’t just win

(Pre-Chorus)
I know this voice, I know its tone
It sounds like me when I’m alone
Every doubt gets amplified
When my own thoughts are weaponized

(Chorus)
There’s a voice in my head, and it won’t shut down
Telling me everything I build is falling out
No matter how far I get, it says I’m behind
Every single time
I push away the ones who stay
Then hate myself for driving them away
I try to run, but I’m misled
By the static in my head

(Bridge)
Maybe I’m not broken
Maybe I’m just tired of the fight
Maybe this voice isn’t honesty
Maybe it’s fear in disguise
I’m not the words I say in the dark
I’m not the weight of every scar

(Bridge 2) (Explosive / scream or sung)
I’m done believing
The worst of me
I’m done pretending
This is what I deserve to be

(Final Chorus)
There’s a voice in my head, but I hear it now
It’s been lying just to tear me down
I’ve been bleeding, I’ve been blind
But I’m still alive
I’ve burned some bridges, lost my way
Still learning how to change
I won’t be ruled by what it said
I’m more than the static in my head

(Outro)
If I’m still breathing, I’m not done yet
If I’m still standing, there’s no regret
I won’t let this be how it ends
I won’t lose to the voice in my head