Save Yourself While Saving You

[Intro]
(Distorted guitar swell, shifting odd-meter heartbeat)
[Group Chant]
Hold the line, break the thread!
Hold the line, break the thread!

[Verse 1]
Two faces stare back from the mirror's crack
One wants to build, one wants to burn the track
I love the hands that hold me to this floor
But my wild heart is screaming for the door
Every promise made is a weight I choose to bear
While the silent shadow whispers "run from there"

[Chorus]
Oh, the chaos in the middle of the mind
Trying to find the joy I left behind!
I love you all, I swear I'm staying true
But how do I save myself while saving you?
(Abrupt dynamic cut - quiet child laugh)

[Verse 2]
The selfish image wants to steal the night
The golden image wants to do what's right
Commitments lock the clock, the hours bleed
Fulfilling every single vow and need
But the dream is loud, a heavy sludge-filled wave
Can I be free and still be strong and brave?

[Bridge]
(Tempo shift - pounding drums and heavy choir chants)
[Choir]
Good or selfish? Light or shade?
Keep the promises we made!
[Spoken/Chopped Vocal Fragment]
Which one is real?

[Chorus]
Oh, the chaos in the middle of the mind
Trying to find the joy I left behind!
I love you all, I swear I'm staying true
But how do I save myself while saving you?

[Outro]
(Sludge metal groove slows down, abrupt chair scrape sound effect)
[Group Chant]
Hold the line...
[Outro Solo]
(Melancholic, dark-wave synth fade out)