[ Intro ] [Verse 1] Spawned in a room with no clear map Low HP, but I’m still intact NPCs looping the same advice “Stay right here, you’ll be just fine” Screen flickers like it knows my doubt Tutorial never figured me out Timer running but no one says When this level’s supposed to end I’ve been grinding the same small zone Same safe moves, same old tone But the music changed tonight Like the game is asking me to fight ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] If I stay I don’t grow If I move I might lose But I’ll know ⸻ [Chorus] I’m not an extra on the side of the screen I’m not stuck in practice mode I’m done waiting for a checkpoint That I never even chose I was hiding in the shadows Watching others take the lead Button glowing Hands are shaking This is me I press start I breathe ⸻ [Verse 2] Save file full of almost tries Restart nights, rewind lies Every fail taught me timing Every miss refined my sight Boss fights wearing friendly skins Hard to tell where trust begins But my stats are changing now Heart upgraded Fear debuffed Walls feel closer, frame rate drops But I learned how not to stop There’s a door that wasn’t there before Unlocked by doubt I beat alone ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] No more pause No more guide If I fall I respawn Stronger inside ⸻ [Chorus] I’m not an extra on the side of the screen I’m not coded just to wait I don’t need a perfect ending Just a path that I create I was stuck in spectator mode Now the camera’s locked on me Sound goes quiet World loads faster This is real I believe ⸻ [Bridge] Maybe it’s hard mode Maybe it’s unfair Maybe the odds never cared But I’d rather lose with my name on the run Than win a life I never dared No cheat codes for becoming brave No shortcut through the fear But every step I choose myself The signal gets more clear ⸻ [Final Chorus] I’m not background I’m not paused I’m not waiting to be seen I’m the player I’m the risk I’m the glitch in the machine Dark room fading Stage is loading Crowd of lights below my feet Game begins No countdown I’m alive I move I leap ⸻ [Outro] No save point behind me now Only levels yet to load Controller steady Eyes up front This world is mine I go
