the melody thrums
with the beat of drums
the heart thrums
lyrics go and come.

i mouth silently
the screams, deceitfully;
the voice not making a single sound
my throat hosts an inevitable mound.

i find it hard to swallow
your thoughts for me, so shallow;
the black void swallows
the black thoughts follow

the void consumes
its flames consume
my mind is wrapped in heat
i sing along to the beat

the tears, they burn
the stings, they burn
the ache in my heart
will just not go away

i would have given up everything
for just a plane ticket, hiding
from the reality i face
in the harsh gray of this race

my heart pounds to the beat
my ears thrum with the heat
although i am in defeat,
depression isn't consuming me whole.