Upside Down

(Verse 1) I tried to move but nothing answered Every door just stayed the same All the force I used to trust in Wouldn't even light a flame So I stopped… not out of wisdom But because I had no choice And in the silence of that ending I could finally hear a voice (Pre-Chorus) Not louder Not clear Just closer Than I'd ever let it near (Chorus) I'm hanging upside down Watching everything I knew Turn into something I don't recognize But somehow feels more true I can't reach what I was holding I can't be who I've been— So I'm learning how to fall Without calling it the end (Verse 2) There's a cost to this suspension There's a price I didn't name Every version of control Every image, every frame I can feel them slipping from me One by one, they disappear And the man I thought I needed Is no longer standing here (Pre-Chorus) If I fight it I stay here If I release it— What disappears? (Chorus) I'm hanging upside down And it's tearing through my pride Every truth I tried to master Now I have to set aside I can't force a transformation I can't will this into place— So I'm giving up the version That I built to feel safe (Bridge — deep sacrifice moment — stripped) Take the image Take the name Take the structure Take the frame Take the version of me That needed control (long pause) If that's what it takes To uncover my soul (Break — almost whispered, fragile clarity) Maybe this isn't punishment… Maybe this is permission (Final Chorus — expansive, surrendered, almost peaceful) I'm hanging upside down But I'm starting to see There's a truth in the stillness That was buried in me I don't need to hold together What was never really mine— (soft lift) I just need to stay here Long enough to realign (Outro — weightless, fading) Don't move… Don't— (silence)