Pushing Up Daisies

[Verse 1 – Sung, soft and intimate] Woke up in a room that I don’t recognize Walls breathing slow like they’re alive Mirror cracked, but it looks like me Still wear the face I’m trying to leave No blood on the hands, but I feel the stain Laughed at the loss like it kept me sane Sick of dressing up my pain in white I’m rotting sweet, humming with decay [Pre-Chorus – Floating melody, layered vocals] I sip the silence like a cheap red wine It stains my lips, but I say I’m fine They tell me healing’s just a phase But I’ve been dead in a hundred ways [Chorus – Dream Trap drop, ethereal and sharp] Pushing up daisies, slow from the inside Smiling in still frames, but nothing feels right Buried my past where the light don’t go Growing from dirt I don’t even know [Post-Chorus – Vocal chops/echoed line] Daisies bloom / from all I hide Can’t fake life / when I’ve already died (Pushing up / pushing up / daisies) [Verse 2 – Spoken/Rap, half-whispered delivery] Thought I burned it all — past, pride, name But ashes trace every step I claim People call it “growth” when you break in two Paint a grin, tape the cracks, call it something new Used to beg for a feeling, any kind of proof Now I ghost my own thoughts when they get too true I sleep with my shoes on, ready to run But where do you go when escape’s no fun? [Pre-Chorus – Repeated with added background harmonies] I sip the silence like a cheap red wine It stains my lips, but I say I’m fine They tell me healing’s just a phase But I’ve been dead in a hundred ways [Chorus – Slightly more layered than the first] Pushing up daisies, slow from the inside Smiling in still frames, but nothing feels right Buried my past where the light don’t go Growing from dirt I don’t even know [Bridge – Minimal, poetic spoken word] I’m not afraid of the end, just the waiting Living like a ghost they keep celebrating If I bloom again, let it be wrong Let it be wild, let it be strong [Final Chorus – Stripped back then drops] Pushing up daisies, numb in the grayscale I let the rot write me a new tale Buried my name where the roots grow deep Maybe that’s where I learn to breathe [Post-Chorus – Chopped and distant] (Pushing up / pushing up / daisies) Nothing left / still growing, maybe (Pushing up / pushing up / daisies) Dead inside / but blooming lately [Outro – Whispered, fading out] If I break, let it bloom If I fade, make it soon Pushing up... daisies [Instrumental intro] [Verse 2 – Spoken/Rap, half-whispered delivery] Thought I burned it all — past, pride, name But ashes trace every step I claim People call it “growth” when you break in two Paint a grin, tape the cracks, call it something new Used to beg for a feeling, any kind of proof Now I ghost my own thoughts when they get too true I sleep with my shoes on, ready to run But where do you go when escape’s no fun? [Pre-Chorus – Repeated with added background harmonies] I sip the silence like a cheap red wine It stains my lips, but I say I’m fine They tell me healing’s just a phase But I’ve been dead in a hundred ways [Chorus – Slightly more layered than the first] Pushing up daisies, slow from the inside Smiling in still frames, but nothing feels right Buried my past where the light don’t go Growing from dirt I don’t even know [Post-Chorus – Vocal chops/echoed line] Daisies bloom / from all I hide Can’t fake life / when I’ve already died Pushing up / pushing up / daisies [Bridge – Minimal, poetic spoken word] I’m not afraid of the end, just the waiting Living like a ghost they keep celebrating If I bloom again, let it be wrong Let it be wild, let it be strong [Final Chorus – Stripped back then drops] Pushing up daisies, numb in the grayscale I let the rot write me a new tale Buried my name where the roots grow deep Maybe that’s where I learn to breathe [Post-Chorus – Vocal chops/echoed line] Daisies bloom / from all I hide Can’t fake life / when I’ve already died Pushing up / pushing up / daisies [Outro – Whispered, fading out] If I break, let it bloom If I fade, make it soon Pushing up... daisies [Instrumental intro]