The Price of Breath
Suno @Komorebi_Star
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Verse 1:
The world goes dark from a hidden strain
I cannot breathe through the rising pain
Just trying to stand on the kitchen floor
Trading one small pill for three or four
They change the routine, tell me it's the way
To buy myself another standard day
But the ceiling stares back when the night gets deep
I am dying for rest, but I just can’t sleep.
Verse 2:
One foot forward. Gripping the rail.
Muscles shaking. System fail.
Fought like hell just to stand on the floor,
Turn around, and it's back at the door.
Cold room. Bad news. Same old ghost.
Taking the things that I needed the most.
They call it harmless, they call it a lie,
It just steals your life without letting you die.
Chorus:
Envelopes stacking up, building a wall!
How much does it cost just to survive?
How much does it cost to stay alive?
A price on my breath, a price on my chest!
A lifetime of fighting and zero rest!
Bone-weary, mind-broken, running out of space!
How do we afford to stay in this place?
Verse 3:
I watch you watch me. Your shoulders drop.
Staring at the floor, wishing it would stop.
Heavy exhaustion. Ghost in your stride.
Too much to carry, nowhere to hide.
I’m sorry for the gray. I’m sorry for the weight.
I’m sorry my healing is locking the gate.
Drowning together. Sterile and pale.
Trying to survive on a broken scale.
Bridge:
It never goes away, it only takes a break
How many more storms will it take?
It won't face me directly, it just wears me thin
A war with no victory, just learning to begin
Again and again.
Outro:
The house is asleep, the numbers still accrue
Just the ticking of the clock and the morning dew
Bone-weary.
Still awake.
How much more can a mind take?