WHITESIDE — "BLACK CANDLES" [Intro] (Thunder cracks... vinyl scratches... low bass creeps in) Yeah... Whiteside... Everybody got a shadow. Mine just learned how to talk. --- [Hook] Black candles burn when the night gets cold, Old scars talk but I never fold. City lights flicker, shadows move slow, Whiteside walk through the dark like a ghost. No fake smiles, I can see that act, Too many switch when they see you stack. Built from pressure, built from pain, Turned all the losses into my name. Black candles burn, let the whole room shake, Every step forward was a risk I take. No shortcuts, no easy road, Carried my weight with a heavy load. --- [Verse 1] Midnight thoughts when the world go quiet, Everybody got noise but nobody fight it. I learned real quick that the game ain't fair, People show love when the spotlight there. I was down low, had to build from nothing, Had to separate loyalty from all the bluffing. Too many faces wearing fake disguises, Too many words but not enough rises. I kept my focus when the rain came down, Kept my head up when I lost my crown. Ain't about where you start, it's the way you climb, It's the scars you earn and the war with time. Whiteside on the track, hear the bassline knock, Every verse another brick in the block. I don't need approval, I don't need praise, I'm just leaving footprints through the darkest days. --- [Bridge] Black sky... Cold air... Still breathing... Still here... --- [Verse 2] I got memories that I don't replay, Old chapters that I had to throw away. Every mistake put a lesson in my hand, Every failure helped me understand. Can't fake hunger, can't fake drive, Can't fake the feeling when you barely survive. Now I move different, vision clear, Built my confidence year after year. Whiteside name with the sound turned up, No empty promises, no half-filled cup. When the lights go out and the crowd disappears, That's when you find out who really perseveres. --- [Outro] Black candles... Still burning... Whiteside.
