Chorus

Open up your eye, see the world out there

It’s not kind, but damn it’s fair

It’s got bruises just like mine

So lose yourself — and you’ll be fine

t-ka… BOOM… t-ka… [beatbox like a tired heart]

Verse 2

My daddy told me “boy, don’t feel too much”

So I learned to love with a clenched-up touch

But the blues don’t lie, and the metal don’t hide

And this beat in my chest won’t be denied

Bridge

(beatbox drops out, just voice and guitar)

I ain’t askin’ for heaven

I ain’t beggin’ for grace

Just one real moment

I can feel on my face

(band crashes back in, heavy but tender)

Final Chorus

Open up your eye, see the world out there

It’s broken, it’s burnin’, but it’s still there

So scream if you’re scared, cry if you care

Lose yourself — I swear I’ll meet you there

Lose yourself… and finally be somewhere

(Outro — beatbox slows, fades to breathing, last guitar note bends and holds, then dies)