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Drowning in Air lyrics
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Intro
Low guitar hum, rain on metal roofs, Three faces under one gray sky. All see the same storm — feel it three ways. [Verse 1 – The Hollow Voice (Depression)] I wake up heavy, no reason, no fight, My breath forgets what morning’s like. It’s not the world that’s wrong — it’s gone, Muted colors where my soul should dawn. Friends say, “Cheer up,” but they don’t see, This weight’s not sadness — it’s gravity.
Pre-chorus
If light is sound, I’ve gone tone-deaf, If hope’s a hand, I’ve none left.
Chorus
I’m not crying for rain, I’m drowning in air, You can’t fix what isn’t there. Sadness burns out — depression just stays, One’s a bruise, the other decays. [Verse 2 – The Ache (Sadness)] My bills stack high, my heart feels low, Lost a friend, lost my flow. But I still laugh, I still get mad, I still feel moments that don’t feel bad. Sadness, it visits, it doesn’t move in, It leaves a mark, not a coffin within.
Pre-chorus
It’s color on glass, a shadowed hue, I still see light, I still see you.
Chorus
I’m not crying for rain, I’m drowning in air, You can’t fix what isn’t there. Sadness burns out — depression just stays, One’s a bruise, the other decays. [Bridge – The Blur (In Between)] Some days I’m fine, some days I’m numb, Some nights I hum just to stay undone. I laugh and lie — say, “Yeah, I’m okay,” But I fade between tones of gray. Maybe we all live somewhere inside That blur where tears and silence collide.
Chorus
I’m not crying for rain, I’m drowning in air, You can’t fix what isn’t there. But if you hear me — please don’t pray, Just sit in the dark ‘til the night fades away.
Outro
Three faces fade — one truth remains: Some pain just whispers different names.
Inside the recording
Low guitar hum, rain on metal roofs, Three faces under one gray sky.
If light is sound, I’ve gone tone-deaf, If hope’s a hand, I’ve none left.
Three faces fade — one truth remains: Some pain just whispers different names.
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