[Verse 1]
I’m standing still, silent and small,
Saw a streetlight shiver, start to stall,
Something skips a beat, my breath is gone—
(I hear it) slip through the walls.
[Pre-chorus]
Darkness stutters, pressure pounding,
Sounds are swirling, sudden, surrounding,
I sense the shift, a tick, a twist,
Can't help but wonder what I missed...
[Chorus]
Startled by the shatter, shockwaves spinning round,
Worlds tilt and tumble when the lost is found,
I’m shaking, I’m shaken, still standing my ground—
Oh, the unexpected, loud without a sound.
(La-la, la-la, la...)
[Verse 2]
First there’s quiet—quick as a quake—
Every echo’s amplified, nothing’s fake,
Sudden snap, a sign, the static speaks—
I’m alive, alive in these uneasy weeks.
[Pre-chorus]
Flashforward feelings, fierce and fleeting,
Heartbeat’s hammer hits repeating,
Memory muddles, muddied and mean,
Moments unnoticed now crash the scene.
[Chorus]
Startled by the shatter, shockwaves spinning round,
Worlds tilt and tumble when the lost is found,
I’m shaking, I’m shaken, still standing my ground—
Oh, the unexpected, loud without a sound.
(Ohhh, la-la la, ohh)
[Solo]
[guitar feedback, spiraling lead run]
[Bridge]
Can’t cage the chaos crouching below,
Barely breathing, waiting for the blow,
Step after step, on eggshell edges I tread,
Eyes fixed forward, future full of dread.
(la... oh, la...)
[Chorus]
Startled by the shatter, shockwaves spinning round,
Worlds tilt and tumble when the lost is found,
I’m shaking, I’m shaken, still standing my ground,
Oh, the unexpected, loud without a sound.
[Outro]
Whispered warnings, wild as the wind,
I begin again where endings begin,
Startled but stronger every time I spin—
(La-la, la-la, la... ohhh)