Broken Toe

Title: Broken Toe)
 

(Verse 1)
The city's humming, a relentless beat
The sound of running, from a million feet
They chase the sunrise, a frantic, pulsing race
I'm stuck in shadows, can't escape this place
It's not my engine, not my will to fight
That keeps me anchored in the fading light
It's just a whisper, a truth I can't escape
A single fracture in my human shape

(Pre-Chorus)
The bass drum hits me, like a shockwave deep
Waking up the promises I couldn't keep
I wanna move, I wanna join the show
But something holds me back and tells me "no"...

(Chorus)
And I can't go, with this broken toe
This rhythm's killing me, I'm moving slow
There is no "high", there's only feeling low
Don't you know? It's just my broken toe
The afterglow is a one-man show
A perfect little domino... this broken toe.

(Verse 2)
They say just heal, they say just let it mend
A simple problem with a simple end
But this small fracture, it goes to the bone
A tiny kingdom on a broken throne
It holds the memory of every fall
The silent echo of a classroom wall
The reason why I always miss the beat
The bitter taste of permanent defeat

(Pre-Chorus)
The synth line rises, with a siren's call
It's begging me to stand up straight and tall
I wanna break free, I wanna let it flow
But this one weakness never lets me go...

(Chorus)
And I can't go, with this broken toe
This rhythm's killing me, I'm moving slow
There is no "high", there's only feeling low
Don't you know? It's just my broken toe
The afterglow is a one-man show
A perfect little domino... this broken toe.

(Bridge)
But in this stillness, in this painful pose
A different kind of understanding grows
They're running blind, they're chasing after ghosts
Forgetting what it is that matters most
But I can feel the cracks in everything
The silent song the broken pieces sing
Maybe this weakness is the only way I'll know...
The secret wisdom of a broken toe.

(Outro)
Broken toe...
Moving slow...
Nowhere to go...
Broken toe...
Don't you know...
I told you so...
I told you... so.