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Can’t Break Free

(Aubrey Gravat)

song about struggling with mental illness

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[Verse 1] 
No happy ever after 
No God and no religion 
Just demons on my back 
And in my head 
A lot of tension 
And I feel I'm getting worse 
It feels like I'm regressing 
I would say I need a doctor 
But they're always second guessing 
So what the fuck do I do 
Where the fuck do I go 
I used to be alive 
But now I'm just a ghost 
And it feels like there's no answer 
And I really feel there's no hope 
And I wish I could pretend 
But this is not a joke 
 
[Chorus] 
It's a cycle 
It's a cycle 
And I can't break free 
I can't break free 
It's a cycle 
It's a cycle 
And I can't break free 
I can't break free 
And I wish I could 
But I can't break free 
And I know I should 
But I can't break free 
And I know I should 
But I can't break free 
 
[Verse 2] 
I used to be an optimist 
Used to be positive 
But now I see a monster 
Every time I'm looking in the mirror 
And I need a cure 
Cause I don't think I can last here 
I need something 
Need something to keep me breathing 
But I can't find it 
I'm tired and tired and tried and tried it 
I can't find it 
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© Aubrey  Gravat 2025

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