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INSTRUMENTAL INTRO — THE FIRST BREATH VERSE 1 — THE ONLY ONE WHO STAYED You knew the shape of every scar I never showed, Stayed beside the wreckage when I lost the road. You never needed answers for the things I couldn't say, You learned the kind of silence that would make me look away. You knew the nights I'd vanish, every lie I'd tell, You saw me at my lowest, and you knew me just as well. When everybody left me with the mess that I had made, You were the only one who stayed. PRE-CHORUS — BARELY BREATHING You gave me your faith when I had none to spare, Put your hand against my chest just to make sure I was there. CHORUS 1 — DEAD MAN WALKING I'm still breathing, but there's nothing underneath, I carry your absence like a stone beneath my feet. You were the only thing that made this man feel real, Now every step without you shows me what I can't conceal. Without you, I'm a dead man walking. VERSE 2 — THE MAN BENEATH THE DAMAGE We knew the hours when the city couldn't sleep, Two broken hearts with promises we couldn't keep. When you held me close, the noise would disappear, For a little while, I wasn't fighting being here. You knew the parts of me I tried to leave behind, The ones I buried deeper than I ever let you find. You saw something worth saving underneath the weight, I only understood it when it was too late. PRE-CHORUS — THE LAST GOOD THING You gave me your faith when I had none to spare, Put your hand against my chest just to make sure I was there. CHORUS 2 — ANOTHER NAME You were the last good thing I ever had to lose, Now every road I take just leads me back to you. You knew the man beneath the damage and the shame, Now every room without you calls me by another name. Without you, I'm a dead man walking. INSTRUMENTAL BREAK — FRACTURED MEMORIES BRIDGE — BESIDE THE DARK You never pulled me out, you just stayed beside the dark, Put your hand against my chest whenever I went numb. I thought I could keep running and still have you at my side, Now I know what I was losing every time you watched me hide. FINAL CHORUS — WHAT I LOST I'm still breathing, but your absence has a weight, Every day without you feels like something I can't fake. You were the only thing that made this man feel real, And now I know exactly what I lost, exactly what I feel. Without you, I'm a dead man walking, Without you, I'm just a dead man walking. INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO — THE LAST ECHO ——— © 2026 IRINNA QUINN. All rights reserved. Lyrics and creative direction by IRINNA QUINN. Music produced with AI-assisted tools under human creative direction, selection, arrangement, editing, and production.