Every window feels like open eyes

Every window feels like open eyes Every whisper sounds too clear Footsteps echo down the hallway But no one’s really here I double-check the door again Count the locks in twos and threes There’s a current in the silence Like it’s hunting after me Pre-Chorus Are they talking through the wires? Reading secrets in my breath? Every shadow’s growing taller Like a threat I can’t forget Chorus There’s a war behind the walls Inside my mind it never sleeps Every stranger in the crowd Feels like they’re watching me I know you say it’s in my head But it feels too real to ignore When paranoia paints the world Like I’m under siege and at war Phone lights flashing in the dark Are they signals? Are they signs? Every laugh across the street Feels designed to cross a line I trace patterns in the static Hidden codes in every sound Try to separate the truth From the fear that drags me down Is it real or just distortion? Is it fear that’s wearing skin? When your thoughts turn into strangers Who exactly’s listening? Chorus There’s a war behind the walls Inside my mind it never sleeps Every stranger in the crowd Feels like they’re watching me I know you say it’s in my head But it feels too real to ignore When paranoia paints the world Like I’m under siege and at war Bridge (more vulnerable) I don’t want to fight the air I don’t want to live on guard I just want a quiet night Where my heartbeat isn’t hard If you’re reaching through the noise Don’t dismiss what I feel Help me anchor to the ground Help me find what’s real Final Chorus (hopeful lift) There’s a war behind the walls But I’m learning how to breathe Even when the fear is loud It doesn’t own all of me Maybe slowly, step by step I can open up the door And let the light come breaking in Like it never has before