Minutes to Midnight

Given Up

Produced by Mark Xenophontos 

Lyrics by Mark Xenophontos 

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I'm waiting for you
Deep within the silence
Broken down in pieces
Drowning in the violence
Lost inside the night
Dead inside my dreams
A ghost without a fight
Nothing's what it seems

Wake up again and
Scream into the void
You're buried alive
Six feet underground

Wait 'til it ends now
Don't think it's over
No escape from hell
In the red October
Red October!

They tell you what to be
They spit right in your face
"You ain't enough, boy
You're nothing but disgrace"

But she gets validation
Like a queen upon her throne
Don't need a real voice
When you're dying here alone

Trying to find my way
Just to feel safe at home
Dream on or give up
You're bleeding here alone

Wait 'til it ends now
Don't think it's over
No escape from hell
In the red October
Red October!

Forget about your life
You don't measure up
In this game of lies
You're never enough

They're watching... always watching...
Every click, every breath, every move...
They know your fears...
They feed on your soul...

No matter what you say
Nothing gets you through
God can't hear your prayers
When you don't know what's true

These algorithms gave the power
To the belly of the beast
Your soul becomes the content
At this digital feast

I can't give up now, God
Though it feels like the end
This war I cannot win
Without you to defend

But I'm still breathing...
Still fighting...
Still alive...
Still here...

So lift me up now
When my breath runs out
Even when I fall
Even when I doubt

Wait 'til it ends now
Don't think it's over
No escape from hell
In the red October

Wait 'til it ends now
Fight until it's over
There's a way out of hell
Break the red October

They can't break us down!
Red October!
They can't shut us out!
Red October!
We will break these chains!
Break the red October!
We will end their reign!
We'll break it down!

Red October!
I won't break down
Red October!
I won't back down
Red October!
Break the red October
Red October!
We'll break it down

In the red October
We find our power
In the red October
This is our hour
RED OCTOBER!

Break the red October...
This is our hour...
Red October...

Red October

"Burn Through Me" was born from the feeling of being trapped inside a version of yourself the world expects — and the desperate need to break out, even if it means burning everything down.

The song explores what it means to live in extremes: the addictive cycle of performing strength while silently falling apart, the contradiction of fame and emptiness, and the seductive draw of self-destruction as a form of freedom.

It was created as a cathartic anthem for anyone who's ever felt fake in their own skin, screamed behind closed doors, or lived with a fire they couldn’t explain — one that both fuels them and threatens to consume them.

The breakdown isn’t just musical — it’s spiritual. It’s the moment you stop pretending.
The chorus isn’t just catchy — it’s a cry for meaning in chaos.

In a world that tells you to be perfect, “Burn Through Me” is a war cry for imperfection, vulnerability, and the beauty of breaking loudly instead of silently disappearing.

BURN THROUGH ME

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