He wakes up every morning
Eyes are heavy, sleep is thin
Counting every penny
Wondering where to begin
The coffee's getting colder
But his hands, they start to shake
'Cause he knows today's another
Chance for something to break
Every hour feels like a year
Every breath, a battle with fear
His heart's racing in the quiet night
Another war he can't win inside
He's on the edge, afraid to fall
Holding tight to nothing at all
He's losing sleep, losing his mind
Fear keeps him frozen in time
Every day is just the same old fight
A prisoner to the long, dark night
He used to dream of better days
But now they seem so far away
Staring at the ceiling
While his thoughts begin to fray
He's got a family waiting
Counting on his strength
But every step he's taking Feels like another length
His laughter's just a broken sound
His smile's been buried in the ground
He's caught up in the in-between
Of what was real and what's unseen
He's on the edge, afraid to fall
Holding tight to nothing at all
He's losing sleep, losing his mind
Fear keeps him frozen in time
Every day is just the same old fight
A prisoner to the long, dark night
And he whispers in the dark
"Is there more than this?"
A spark of hope, a faint desire
In the midst of the abyss
But shadows keep on calling
And doubt, it lingers near
He's drowning in the silence
Of his own unspoken fear
He's on the edge, afraid to fall
Holding tight to nothing at all
He's losing sleep, losing his mind
Fear keeps him frozen in time
Every day is just the same old fight
A prisoner to the long, dark night
But maybe someday he'll find the light
Maybe someday he'll win this fight
Until then, he'll keep hanging on
To the edge of hope, till the fear is gone