FLOODGATES

STREAMING/MERCH/SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/machinaaeon BECOME A MEMBER! GET COOL THINGS! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCps9k9-qDWciJSuIPPvOsXw/join Lyrics: I swallow every feeling, keep it tucked behind my face Bottle after bottle, stack the pressure in one place Smile like it’s nothing while I suffocate inside Got a thousand little cuts that I’ve been forced to fcking hide I bite down on my anger, let it chew me to the bone Every “I’m okay” is just a lie I’ve overthrown You never saw it building, never heard the warning crack Now the weight is breaking loose and there’s no forcing this sht back I kept it quiet, kept it neat Buried every ugly piece Now it’s crawling up my throat Watch it spill and watch me choke You opened the floodgates Now it’s pouring out in waves Every word I never said’s about to leave a stain You thought you could just crack the safe Now there’s nothing left to fcking save I’m just a tidal crash, I’m the mess you made I memorized your silence like it owed me something back Every time you brushed me off, I felt another snap Held it in my chest until it started turning black Now it’s ripping through my ribs, there’s no control I lack I was playing nice, yeah I kept it cute and tame While you treated me like something you could throw away Now I’m cutting through the room like shattered glass Anybody in my way’s about to feel it fcking pass I kept it buried, kept it tight Locked it down with all my might Now the door is blown apart Hear it screaming from my heart You opened the floodgates Now it’s pouring out in waves Every word I never said’s about to leave a stain You thought you could just crack the safe Now there’s nothing left to fcking save I’m just a tidal crash, I’m the mess you made Don’t try to calm me, don’t you dare You made this weight, now fcking stare At everything you never cared to see It’s all erupting out of me I was drowning in restraint while you were breathing free Now I’m dragging every motherfcker down with me No more filtering the venom that is in my throat Every ounce of bottled pain, and the seal's been broke You built a cage out of patience, told me “just behave” Now I’m torching every inch of what you tried to save I’m not soft, I’m not calm, I’m not holding back I’m a walking aftermath of every buried crack I held it in I held it in I HELD IT IN NOW WATCH IT FCKING END You opened the floodgates Now it’s pouring out in waves Every word I never said’s about to leave a stain You thought you could just crack the safe Now there’s nothing left to fcking save I’m just a tidal crash, I’m the mess you made ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Transparency: Machina Aeon is human-led & AI-assisted. AI tools helped with brainstorming, editing, visual prep, and writing; Direction choices, song structure, and ALL final decisions were made by me, a human being. No unauthorized voice cloning.