Breaking the Surface

I'm fighting battles that nobody else can see

just trying to find a version of myself to believe

Pressure building in my chest like a storm

The mirror shows a version I don't trust at all

Standing on the edge of reason waiting for the fall They want

the heavy-hitting anthems but I'm feeling small I put my back against

the brick and try to build a wall But the foundation's shaking,

everything is breaking down

I keep running from the cold perspective that I found

I rise every single time the fear tries to drown me

Breaking through the walls that they built around me

I see the light shining through the dark canopy (yeah)

I can't escape the noise,

it's living inside of my head

Remembering every single bitter word that they said

I'm turning the pages but the ink is running in red

No time for sleep,

I gotta keep on moving instead

With the weight on my shoulders I'm pushing the boulder uphill

If I don't make a move now,

the freezing cold's gonna kill

I rise every single time the fear tries to drown me

Breaking through the walls that they built around me

I see the light shining through the dark canopy

(ooh, yeah)

Sometimes I just want to sit in the silence

No more anger, no more mental violence

Just me,

and the truth...

I rise every single time the fear tries to drown me

Breaking through the walls that they built around me

I see the light shining through the dark canopy (we will rise!)

(I keep running from the shadows...)