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)