P.A.N.I.C.

I start to sense the panic Coursing through my veins A sickness so bleak and tragic, I feel its symptoms now Just like a noose around my neck And I've spent my whole life Trying to prove to myself that I was good enough When in fact if I'd just opened my eyes I'd have been sure to find what it takes to get better I've lived my life under the shadow of doubt I've lived my life beneath these darkened clouds I've lived my whole life just trying to find a way to get by Instead of fighting to make myself happy I'm cursed by this life I've lead Could you fix me? Because inside I think I'm dead Anxiety creeps up my spine And I lose all breath as it smothers me The world around me starts to fade to black And I feel nothing again, I'm cold just like ice Forgive me for thinking, that I would be just fine 'Cause I don't think my heart can take much more Watching someone else I love walk right out the door And I feel that time's wasting away Stuck with one foot in my grave And I am so afraid, I am so afraid I've lived my life under the shadow of doubt I've lived my life beneath these darkened clouds I've lived my whole life just trying to find a way to get by Instead of fighting to make myself happy And one day I'll tell my sons To follow their dreams no matter the chaos it brings Life is too damn short to wallow In our self-inflicted misery And someday I'll prove to my sons That I'm truly sorry for everything Because I tried my best to love them While also doing what's best for What's best for me I want to live my life Without regret Sometimes I look in the mirror Disgusted by my own reflection That old familiar feeling Creeps back up from the depths to steal my breath again

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026