Lyrics

Breathe in
There are wires on his skin
We don’t know where he’s been
Stories told then swallowed thin
His body’s far too cold to hold

In this room there’s a broken boy
He’s back again like he had a choice
He wears a smile says “I’m fine”
But nothing adds up in the signs

The scars speak loud he calls them lines
The monitors blink but miss the crime
The room is grey he doesn’t glow
He hides the pain we’re meant to know
He hides the truth the ache the stain
And still he falls again

Set up the drip
Relax your muscles loosen your grip
In this room you are safe
You don’t need to be afraid

Under hospital lights everything’s clear
So lay back down and show the fear
Read the charts mark him “safe”
Lie down this place will keep the faith

Under hospital lights you’re stabilized
Breathe it in keep a steady mind
You don’t need to stay in line
And we start to see the signs

Gentle voice a practiced calm
But no one sees the storm
Behind his eyes right here right now
We keep the heartbeats strong somehow
Some fade out

We try to keep them holding on
But wonder if we’re doing wrong
If we bent the rules just once
Would we have anything to lose

Write “stable” in black and white
So he believes he still can fight

Under hospital lights we count the beats
Cold white floors beneath our feet
Monitors hum the long night crawls
We practice care in sterile halls

Numbers talk the charts look right
Everything survives the night
Under hospital lights so bright
We miss the pain that hides from sight

“Vitals stable”
We file it label
Call the therapist
Convince him he exists

Under hospital lights his heart stays strong
Beating steady beating on
We record what we can explain
Not the weight of silent pain

Cleared to stay then cleared to go
That’s all the system needs to know
Under hospital lights we write
But never ask why he won’t fight

The therapy sessions begin tomorrow