A kingdom in my ribcage

Описание: You know that feeling when depression hits hard and it feels like your own body fails you and your mind keeps slipping? I tried to capture that
lyrics
there’s a kingdom in my ribcage
built of glass and thread
every tower leaning slightly
like it’s tired of being held

silver vines crawl up the stairwells
choking out the light
i rule it from a paper throne
that folds in half at night

[pre-chorus]
the guards all fell asleep
years ago, i think
now shadows wear their armor
and drink from poisoned sinks

[chorus]
my crown is made of static
it hums against my skull
every jewel a dying star
burning out and dull
i walk these empty corridors
barefoot, paper-thin
i’m the last remaining ruler
of a kingdom caving in

[verse 2]
there’s a dragon in the cellar
but it doesn’t breathe fire
it just curls around my lungs
and slowly pulls them tighter

the windows face a sky
that never turns to day
sunlight tried to visit once
but couldn’t find the way

[pre-chorus]
i sent ravens with a message
tied in fragile thread
they circled back with nothing
just feathers tinged in red

[chorus]
my crown is made of static
it whispers when i sleep
tells me i was built to guard
a ruin i can’t keep
the banners in the courtyard
hang heavy, never spin
no one’s coming for the ruler
of a kingdom caving in

[bridge – hushed, echoing]
maybe i was born here
maybe i built the walls
maybe every crack i see
is one i caused

if i lay my armor down
will the castle breathe?
or will it sink beneath the dust
and take me underneath?

[outro]
there’s a kingdom in my ribcage
quiet as a hymn
no heroes left to rescue it
just the echo living in it