my mind is stuck in the past,

showing me visions of days gone by.

memories i can’t forget despite the pain,

always flashing back inside my brain.

people say i gotta let go and move on,

but they don’t know it's anchored tight.

they only see the glimpse i show,

a tiny piece of the fight raging inside.

i don’t have the words

to describe the pain i feel.

it’s not sharp, not hot,

more like corroding steel.

gnawing at me every day,

taking pieces out of me.

i laugh and smile,

pretend that i’m alright.

doing nothing with my time,

just trying to survive the night.

i watch the sun rise up again,

marking the time to go to bed.

praying for the nightmares to stay away,

begging for some peace inside my head.

people say that i have to forget,

but they don’t know how hard it is.

they only see a part of me,

a vision of who i try to be.

i don’t have the strength

to keep holding on like this.

every day’s the same,

drowning in an abyss.

breaking down in silence,

losing more of me.

the walls are closing in,

i can feel it in my chest.

every breath is getting shorter,

every thought's a hollow mess.

i reach out but touch nothing,

lost inside my mind again.

i don’t have the faith

to believe this ever ends.

every wound i hide

just finds a way to spread.

shadows growing deeper,

what’s left of me is gone.

what’s left of me is gone...

(what’s left of me is gone...)

(what’s left of me is gone...)