I've got a fire in my stomach, I can't let it out

The acid in my stomach, it's boiling over

My insides are burning

The lining of my lungs are burning

Dips and curves of my throat are burning

I can feel it rising in my gut

It's going to boil over and I can't turn the heat down

There's a scream in my chest

And I can't let it out

Pressure builds and builds but there's no way out

Until the bronchi burst with the squeal of a deflating balloon

Still my vocal chords remain silent and unscratched

Diaphragm fallen and I can't breathe

I can't breathe, I can't breathe

There's a burden to being an echo chamber

My lungs collapsed and I'm on fire