Keep Breathing

I close my eyes and count to ten
And step outside to stop the whispering
Its deafening...when will it ever end
Just keep breathing
Chaos creeping over me
Feeding on my insecurities
I lie in wait for that bittersweet release
Just keep breathing
As we rise, so we fall
What could have been, before it scattered us all
And so the next step
Right in front of left
Just keep breathing
I try to clear my throat to speak
Vacant eyes staring back at me
So far away, a distant enemy
That I can't see
Just keep breathing
As we rise, so we fall
What could have been, before it scattered us all
We reached so high, now laid so low
Now we wander in search of hope
And so the next step
Climb up, or down to the depths
Just keep breathing
Did we reach too far and lose control
Paid the price with lives of those we didn't know
Still the guilty come before us now
With a mask of solemn vows
Laying claim to higher ground
Still playing to the crowd
As the curtain's coming down
I close my eyes and count to ten
Get set to go back inside again
So what's the next step
Now there's nothing left
Just keep breathing