297 - I stay here, still searching for myself.

(Intro - Soft, almost whispered voice) There's a weight in the air, can you feel it? Something that takes your breath away. Too much noise, too many voices, and I can no longer find my place. (Verse 1 - Fragile, melancholy voice) The road is full of elusive footsteps, downcast eyes that don't seek answers. I feel the weight of the days on my shoulders, while everything moves, I remain still. (Chorus - More intense, but painful voice) Tell me, how do you stay whole? When the world slowly shatters you. I seek refuge, a distant island, but the horizon is increasingly dark. (Verse 2 - More intimate, almost spoken voice) I wake up and look at the sky, I close my eyes and imagine it a different color. Time flows like a slow river, carrying away every last dream. (Bridge - Ethereal, suspended voice) How can you not give in? Not get lost in the void? The stars seem so far away, and the darkness so close. (Chorus - Painful voice, with soft counterchorus) Tell me, how can you stay whole? When the world slowly shatters you. I seek refuge, a distant island, but the horizon is increasingly dark. (Outro - Voice almost broken, but with a thread of hope) What if I stopped, even just for a moment? Maybe silence could heal. But the world doesn't wait, it doesn't wait for anyone, [fade to end] and I stay here, still searching for myself. Still searching for myself... still searching for myself...