Started out as an instrumental but I decided that it would also work well with some words added.

The lyrics depict an intense psychological spiral triggered by a seemingly small internal spark that snowballs into a full emotional collapse. The narrator wakes up alienated from themself—familiar surroundings feel hostile, the body is unstable, and everyday routines fracture into sources of anxiety. As ignored messages pile up and mental pressure mounts, thoughts become weaponized, firing uncontrollably in a relentless “chain reaction.”

The chorus frames this experience as an inescapable feedback loop: panic breeds more panic, attempts to run or distract fail, and each mental spark escalates into sirens, danger, and collapse. The bridge deepens the dissociation, with reality itself appearing to breathe and warp, while failed attempts at relief—faith, medication, sleep, anger—leave the narrator feeling trapped and diminished.

By the final chorus and outro, the song shifts from pure panic to fragile resignation. The narrator searches for a way back to a former life, glimpsing a faint light of hope under a doorframe, but it remains distant and fractured. The ending suggests disappearance rather than resolution—an ambiguous surrender to the overwhelming force of the chain reaction, suspended between annihilation and transcendence.

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[Verse 1] Woke up to see a stranger’s name In lipstick across my mirror Same face Same scars But the eyes look meaner Coffee tastes like metal now Hands won’t stop shaking Every step on the kitchen tiles Feels like something in me is breaking

[Chorus] Chain reaction One small spark inside my head Screaming sirens Turns to red I’m collapsing Every thought’s a loaded gun Going off I run, I run But there’s no distraction From this chain reaction

[Verse 2] Texts stacked up like unpaid bills I just let them hover Can’t explain this heavy roof Pressing down No cover Talking to the ceiling fan Blades blur into spirals Watching as my old routines Turn into my trials

[Chorus] Chain reaction One small spark inside my head Turns to sirens Turns to red I’m collapsing Every thought’s a loaded gun Going off I try to run But there’s no distraction From this chain reaction

[Bridge] Walls breathing in Floor breathing out I’m shrinking between A whisper and a shout Tried prayer Tried pills Tried sleep Tried rage Now I’m just a shadow Pressed against the cage (hey)

[Chorus] Chain reaction One more spark inside my head Fills the room with something dead I’m still asking Is there any hidden door To a life I had before? All I see is blackened From this chain reaction

[Outro] Light under the doorframe Thin Too far Too faint Too fractured I trace it with a trembling grin And vanish in the rapture