[Intro – gentle acoustic guitar arpeggios, soft hummed vocal layer] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1 – sparse guitar, quiet kick drum] It starts quiet, barely there A stupid thought just hanging in the air You tell yourself you’re doing fine But it’s been building all this time Now your head won’t shut the hell up Every thought just stacks and cuts You laugh like nothing’s wrong outside But you’re knackered trying to hide [Pre-Chorus – subtle piano joins, vocal tone tightens] And every step feels heavy now You don’t even remember how You got this lost inside your head Somewhere along the line you left [Chorus – full acoustic strum, layered vocals, gentle snare roll] And I know you feel like you’re breaking Like everything’s slipping away Like you’re stuck in your own head, mate And it’s louder with every day But you’re still here, still breathing Even when it feels like shit Hey… it’s Future You speaking You’re getting through this bit [Verse 2 – added shaker, piano softens to background] You built a cage out your own thoughts Every “what if” that you fought The walls are things you didn’t choose But somehow they’re the ones you use You look at yourself and think “who’s that?” Like you’ve drifted off the map Just a shadow of who you were And a voice that keeps getting worse [Pre-Chorus – building tension, guitar strums get harder] And every step feels heavier now You can’t find the way out somehow You’re drowning in the noise inside Forgot how to turn down the tide [Chorus – fuller arrangement, harmonies on the final line] And I know you feel like you’re breaking Like everything’s slipping away Like you’re stuck in your own head, mate And it’s louder with every day But you’re still here, still breathing Even when it feels like shit Hey… it’s Future You speaking You’re getting through this bit [Bridge – stripped back to piano only, vocal tone raw and urgent] But what if you’re not fucked at all? What if you’ve just hit a wall? What if the door was always there? And you just forgot it was never locked in the first place, aye? [Final Chorus – full band, soaring harmonies, hopeful crescendo] And I know you feel like you’re breaking Like everything’s slipping away But you’re still standing here breathing So that’s got to mean something, eh? You don’t need to fix it all right now You don’t need to have a plan Hey… it’s Future You speaking You’re doing better than you think you are, man [Outro – fading guitar, quiet piano, spoken vocal] Listen… If you’re hearing this right now… You made it through another day And that counts for more than you think Even if it feels like fuck all…