Waves of Quiet Despair

{subdued emotional piano chords,

sparse ticking

hi-hats, distant vinyl crackle} (ahhhh) {low hum} Staring at the ceiling while

the hours fade away

Got a heavy chest

with nothing left to say

Running on empty in a crowded room

Lost inside a quiet winter gloom {subdued trap beat drops,

soft 808 slides} Everything is noise,

it all just sounds the same

Spinning on a wheel,

forgetting my own name But then you speak and the static starts

to clear (yeah)

{beat thins out, vocal gets more intimate} I don't need the world

to make it right

I just need one person who can hold the light When it

all goes cold and the walls close in

You're the only place where I can begin {full emotional beat,

soaring melodic synth layer} Everyone expects me to put on a show

Smiling for the cameras everywhere I go

But they don't see the heavy weight I carry round

Sinking further down into the frozen ground Until you catch me,

pull me from the deep

{rhythm section returns, guitar arpeggio swells} I don't need the world to

make it right

I just need one person who can hold the light When it

all goes cold and the walls close in

You're the only place where I can begin {full heavy beat,

layered emotional vocals} Just need you

Just someone who knows...

(hummmm) {drums drop out,

only quiet piano and vinyl crackle fade}