“Contained Pressure”

(Intro – muted chugs, slow build)

Teeth clenched

Jaw locked

Heartbeat pounding behind steel walls

I swallow sparks, I bite the wire

Smile clean while I house the fire

Every word gets filtered twice

Rage learns manners, anger learns ice

You don’t hear it

You don’t see it

But it’s screaming in my bones

I don’t break

I don’t bleed

I don’t scream what you don’t need

All this weight

Held inside

A loaded gun with no discharge

(Verse 2 – tighter, faster)

I stack the days like loaded plates

Calm exterior, violent debates

I could tear holes through time and skin

But discipline keeps caving in

Count the seconds

Count the scars

Pressure building in the dark

I don’t break

I don’t bleed

I don’t scream what you don’t need

All this heat

Sealed airtight

A storm trained never to ignite

(Bridge – half-time, low growl)

If I ever let it breathe

You’d learn what silence means

This restraint isn’t peace

It’s a cage with sharpened teeth

Contained

Compressed

Controlled

But never gone

(Final Chorus – layered vocals)

I don’t break

I don’t bleed

I carry wars you’ll never see

Held together

By design

Anger mastered—not denied

(Outro – feedback, slow fade)

Still calm

Still standing

Still dangerous