HALF AWAKE

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Intro (clean guitars, ambience)

[WHISPER – distant]
I don’t feel real anymore…

Verse 1

[CLEAN – low, fragile]
I wake up tired of breathing
Like I never went to sleep
Every night’s on repeat
And I’m losing parts of me

[CLEAN – slightly rising]
I chase the ghost in the mirror
But it never looks back
I try to scream for help
But my voice falls flat

Pre-Chorus

[CLEAN – tense, restrained]
I’m stuck between the lines
Of alive and barely fine

Chorus

[CLEAN – haunting, emotional]
I’m half awake, half dead inside
I drift through days just to survive
If this is living, tell me why
I feel like I’m sleepwalking through my life

Post-Chorus

[CLEAN – echoing]
Through my life…

Verse 2

[CLEAN – darker tone]
I smile like I’m okay
But it’s just a disguise
I’m holding onto nothing
Just to feel alive

[CLEAN → SCREAM (last line only)]
I keep my head above the water
But I’m tired of the fight

Pre-Chorus 2

[CLEAN – building emotion]
I’m screaming but I make no sound

[SCREAM – short, controlled]
I’m breaking down

Chorus 2

[CLEAN – fuller instrumentation]
I’m half awake, half dead inside
I drift through days just to survive
If this is living, tell me why
I feel like I’m sleepwalking through my life

[BACKING SCREAMS – subtle, low]
Through my life

Instrumental Break

(Synth pulse + delayed guitar lead)

Bridge

[CLEAN – soft, vulnerable]
I don’t wanna die
I just don’t wanna feel like this

[CLEAN – cracking]
If I disappear tonight
Would anyone even miss it?

[SCREAM – emotional, not brutal]
I’M STILL HERE
BUT I’M FADING FAST

Breakdown (Sleepwalking-style: restrained, emotional)

(Half-time, heavy but controlled)

[SCREAM – mid-range, sustained]
I’M NOT BROKEN
JUST EXHAUSTED

[SCREAM – layered, distant]
I’VE BEEN HOLDING ON TOO LONG

[SCREAM – final hit]
WAKE ME UP
OR LET ME GO

Final Chorus

[CLEAN – biggest, desperate, soaring]
I’m half awake, half dead inside
I drift through days just to survive
If this is living, tell me why

[CLEAN + SCREAM LAYER (last line)]
I feel like I’m sleepwalking through my life

Outro

[WHISPER – fading]
I’m still breathing…
So why do I feel gone?