[Verse 1] Purple haze curling slow like a noose made of silk Joint glowing ember in the dark where the real me wilts Studio walls closing in, chipped black nails on the keys Pouring out the rot into melodies that bleed Pills on the dashboard, they promise me peace But the high always crashes and leaves me in pieces Fingers keep bleeding on these strings made of thorns Is it them that move me… or the song I was born? Pre-Chorus] (kept similar but tightened) They say I’m glowing but they don’t see the cracks High as the ceiling, still falling right back One more hit, one more line, one more try To keep the shadows from stealing my light **[Chorus]** Under this blade, I'm dancin' on the edge Heart beatin' slow like it's holdin' its breath River of tears run dry, but I'm still sinkin' deep How do I breathe when the dark pulls me underneath? Come up gaspin', lungs full of the pain Nobody sees the storm ragin' in my veins What if I slip, what if the glow fades away? Wake up in the silence... and I'm gone like yesterday... [Verse 2] Friends send me texts like "you good, sis?" I type back laughin' while I'm drownin' in this Weed in my veins like a warm heavy hug Self-medicatin' 'cause the real world's too much But when the beat drops, I forget the weight Fingers on the keys, creatin' my escape Is it them that move me or the song in my chest? Either way I'm here, still fightin' for the next [Pre-Chorus] They say I’m glowing but they don’t see the cracks High as the ceiling, still falling right back One more hit, one more line, one more try To keep the shadows from stealing my light [Chorus] Under this blade, I'm dancin' on the edge Heart beatin' slow like it's holdin' its breath River of tears run dry, but I'm still sinkin' deep How do I breathe when the dark pulls me underneath? Come up gaspin', lungs full of the pain Nobody sees the storm ragin' in my veins What if I slip, what if the glow fades away? Wake up in the silence... and I'm gone like yesterday... [Bridge] Wilted ink on my wrist spelling “stay” Porcelain skin cracking under all this gray Music’s the only ghost that never leaves Even when I’m ashes and the high won’t believe What if the song is just another blade I kiss? Another pretty lie wrapped in purple mist If I lose the notes… do I lose what’s left of me? Or am I already dust dancing in the reverb… (beat slowly creeps back in, voice cracks) Still playing… still tracing… still fading… **[Final Chorus]** (with layered ad-libs) Under this blade, I'm dancin' on the edge (still dancin'...) Heart beatin' slow like it's holdin' its breath River of tears run dry, but I'm still sinkin' deep (sinkin' deep, yeah) How do I breathe when the dark pulls me underneath? Come up gaspin', lungs full of the pain (full of the pain) Nobody sees the storm ragin' in my veins What if I slip, what if the glow fades away? Wake up in the silence... [Outro] (Voice cracks) Still fading... (Softer) Can you hear it? (Distorted, layered deep in the mix) Sinkin' deep... Just a ghost in the wires... (Spoken, intimate, like someone sitting right next to the mic) Are we done yet? I think I’m done. (A soft, shaky exhale that turns into a glitchy, cut-off synth noise)
