The Weather Underneath

[Intro] (low overtone hum) [Verse 1] Counting exits without moving my head an inch Gripping the edge of the table so my hands stop shaking Everyone's talking like gravity still trusts this room I'm smiling on cue, hoping no one asks me to explain [Pre-Chorus] Breathe in, hold it, the numbers lose their shape Somewhere beneath my ribs the signal starts to break [Hook] The ceiling leans without a sound Every heartbeat drowns the crowd Something underneath my skin Already knows what's closing in I disappear before I fall Trying to answer through it all If my voice won't reach me now Tell me how to breathe somehow [Verse 2] Splashed water on my face, it couldn't interrupt the wave Kept repeating "you're okay" while my pulse refused the script Every laugh arrives too sharp, every light forgets to blink Still measuring the doorway like the floor might change its mind [Hook] The ceiling leans, no sound Heartbeat drowns the crowd Something in my skin Already closing in I disappear, I fall Trying to answer, answer If my voice won't reach Tell me how to breathe [Bridge] Maybe survival isn't quiet Maybe trembling has its own language Maybe fear just borrows my body Until my name remembers the way back No one hears the weather underneath my skin But I've lived through every storm it brings [Final Hook] Ceiling leans No sound Heartbeat drowns Closing in I fall Answer, answer Reach me BREATHE (breathe, breathe) [Outro] The room stands still again My hands remember I'm still here