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More Life Than Myth lyrics
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Intro
Some names echo louder after they leave The story we tell hides the help they never received
Verse 1
talent burned bright while the tank stayed empty inside pressure from the label, pressure from the crowd outside coping turned habit then habit locked the chain the green room stayed lonely even when it was packed we study the records but skip the hospital bills the interviews never asked about the nights alone the myth grew wings while the person grew tired and small we clap for the exit like it was part of the show the same hands that built the sound lost the will to hold on we name the buildings after them but never built the net
Chorus
More life than myth got stolen from the gifted They needed real help not another headline Broken behind the glory, smiling for the lens We lost the future songs when we lost the friend The pattern keeps spinning if we don't change the view Check on the living while they answer the line Genius deserves more than a poster on the wall They deserved more time, more care, more life
Verse 2
Now the scroll never stops and the pressure moves faster each post is a performance, each silence gets judged the old traps return with new apps and new names we still romanticize the flame that burned out too soon I see the signs in the ones coming up behind me the late nights, the isolation, the "I'm fine" that rings false the industry still counts the streams not the hidden scars we post RIPs but never asked how they were doing last week the grind culture sells the dream but hides the cost the constant visibility leaves no room to breathe or rest
Chorus
More life than myth got stolen from the gifted They needed real help not another headline Broken behind the glory, smiling for the lens We lost the future songs when we lost the friend The pattern keeps spinning if we don't change the view Check on the living while they answer the line Genius deserves more than a poster on the wall They deserved more time, more care, more life
Bridge
What if we treated the mind like the voice What if the check-in came before the breakdown hit What if the myth didn't need another name on the list What if we built the net instead of the statue
Chorus
More life than myth got stolen from the gifted They needed real help not another headline Broken behind the glory, smiling for the lens We lost the future songs when we lost the friend The pattern keeps spinning if we don't change the view Check on the living while they answer the line Genius deserves more than a poster on the wall They deserved more time, more care, more life
Outro
They deserved more time
Inside the recording
Some names echo louder after they leave The story we tell hides the help they never received
More life than myth got stolen from the gifted They needed real help not another headline
They deserved more time
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