INTRO (FX COLLAGE)

(heartbeat)
(static crackle)
(overlapping whispers)
“Snap out of it.”
“You’re overreacting.”
“Just be grateful.”

(deep inhale)

We’re still here.
So let’s talk.

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VERSE 1 – DEPRESSION (Male – low, steady)

Wake up tired, sleep don’t fix it
Smile on, but I don’t feel present
No joy, no spark, just gray on gray
Heavy thoughts won’t go away

Lost interest, isolate
Feel like a burden, feel like bait
Appetite gone, time feels slow
Depression don’t always look low

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CHORUS (ALL VOICES – sung)

This is not weakness
This is not fake
These are real battles
Too many people fight awake

Say the name
Break the shame
We’re still breathing anyway

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VERSE 2 – ANXIETY (Female – fast, tight delivery)

Heart racing, palms all wet
Mind stuck on what ain’t happened yet
Can’t shut it off, can’t calm down
Panic hits outta nowhere, no sound

Chest tight, breath too shallow
Worst-case thoughts I can’t outrun
Anxiety ain’t just “nerves”
It’s survival mode stuck on one

(FX: rapid heartbeat)

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VERSE 3 – PTSD (Male – spoken, gritty)

Flashbacks hit like it’s right now
Loud noises, I hit the ground
Nightmares loop, trust feels thin
Always scanning for danger again

I ain’t dramatic, I ain’t weak
My brain learned war to keep me safe
Trauma don’t leave when time moves on
It just learns new ways to speak

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BRIDGE – BIPOLAR (Female – sung/spoken switch)

High so high I don’t feel real
Don’t sleep, don’t stop, don’t feel the wheel
Spend too fast, talk too quick
Invincible till the crash hits

Then the low comes hard and deep
Can’t get up, can’t even weep
Bipolar ain’t mood swings light
It’s extremes, day and night

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HOOK (CHANT – CROWD STYLE)

Say it out loud
Say it clear
Mental health lives here

Say it again
No disguise
Survival wears many eyes

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VERSE 4 – ADHD (Male – rhythmic, jumpy flow)

Thoughts overlap, can’t slow the lane
Focus slips, forget my name
Not lazy, brain just wired wild
Noise inside since I was a child

Hyperfocus or none at all
Time blindness makes plans fall
ADHD ain’t lack of care
It’s too much everywhere

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VERSE 5 – AUTISM (Female – calm, honest)

World too loud, lights too bright
Social rules feel outta sight
Need routine, need clear lines
Process different — still valid minds

Not broken, not unaware
Just feel things deeper, sense more there
Autistic don’t mean less than you
Just a different way to view

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VERSE 6 – OCD (Whispered / layered voices)

Thoughts intrusive, not desires
Check it once, check it twice
Rituals to quiet fear
Logic says safe — brain says “not here”

OCD ain’t neat and clean
It’s trapped inside a loop unseen

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BREAKDOWN – SPOKEN (ALL VOICES, ONE BY ONE)

Schizophrenia — hallucinations, delusions, confusion
Eating disorders — control, shame, distorted perception
Substance use — coping turned cage
Grief — not a phase
Burnout — not lazy
Survival — not pretty

(silence beat)

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FINAL CHORUS (FULL POWER – SUNG)

We’re still here
Say the truth
Pain don’t cancel your value

We’re still here
Scarred, alive
Every mind deserves to survive

No more whispers
No more shame
Mental health got real names

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OUTRO (FX)

(clock ticking slows)
(heartbeat steadies)
(mic drop)

If you heard yourself in this song…
You’re not alone.
And you’re not invisible.

(low explosion impact — fade out)