Static Drown
By TiffanyShots
[Intro]
(Low-pass filter on a lonely synth melody)
(Sound of a deep exhale)
Yeah...
Can’t even breathe right.
Feels like I’m drowning slow now.
Yeah, the whole damn world just keeps on knocking me down.
[Verse 1]
Wake up, another day, another shadow in the room
Anxiety is blooming like a flower made of gloom
I’m checking every corner, yeah, I’m looking for the exit
But the depression is a script and I can never seem to edit.
Every smile is a mask, every "fine" is a lie
Looking at the mirror with a hollowed-out eye
They say "just keep on moving," yeah, easy for you to say
When your sky ain’t permanently painted in grey.
I’m walking through the crowd but I’m feeling like a ghost
The ones who say they love me are the ones I fear the most
‘Cause the judgment in their silence hits harder than a fist
Sometimes I wonder if I’d even be missed.
[Chorus]
(Heavy 808s kick in, vocals get louder and strained)
I CAN’T TAKE IT, FEEL THE STATIC IN MY HEAD, YEAH
CAN’T TAKE IT, WISHIN’ I COULD JUST LAY DOWN INSTEAD, YEAH
NO, I CAN’T TAKE IT, FEELS LIKE EVERYONE’S AGAINST ME
NO, I CAN’T TAKE IT, THIS PRESSURE’S GONNA END ME.
(Static drown... I’m going under...)
[Verse 2]
Paranoia on my shoulder, whispering my name
Telling me it’s my fault, I’m the only one to blame
The internet is screaming, the streets are looking cold
I’m feeling like a story that’s already been told.
My chest is getting tight, yeah, the air is getting thin
How am I supposed to fight when the enemy’s within?
They’re rooting for my failure, I can see it in their stares
A world full of people, but nobody really cares.
I’m at the edge of the cliff, staring down at the void
Everything I ever built is already destroyed
I’m reaching for a hand but I’m grabbing at the smoke
Is life a masterpiece or just a twisted joke?
[Bridge]
(Music slows down, stripped back to just a haunting piano)
One step... two step... keep it on the line
Losing my grip, losing my mind
The world is a weight, and my back is gonna break
How much more of this can one heart take?
[Chorus]
(Full energy returns)
I CAN’T TAKE IT, FEEL THE STATIC IN MY HEAD, YEAH
CAN’T TAKE IT, WISHIN’ I COULD JUST LAY DOWN INSTEAD, YEAH
NO, I CAN’T TAKE IT, FEELS LIKE EVERYONE’S AGAINST ME
NO, I CAN’T TAKE IT, THIS PRESSURE’S GONNA END ME.
[Outro]
(Beat starts to fade out with heavy reverb)
Yeah... against me.
The whole world...
I’m at the limit.
(Sound of a heart monitor beep that fades into a long tone)
I’m done...
Static drown.
