echoes of her

[Verse] She on the dance floor movin' with her back bent I tell her, "Come and see the things I have yet to understand, like your beauty and why you laughin'" She tell me, "Take a look inside yourself, see what happens" [Chorus] Ah She say, "Take a look inside yourself, see what happens" [Verse] Yeah, so I look into the mirror, what I see is disturbing In the reflection, a blurry vision of my person Runnin' to catch it, but it disappears, I'm like, "Where it go?" "Maybe I'm trippin', need a minute, it ain't literal" Try to clear my eyes, and it shows up again Try to take another step, but then I can't move my legs Then I look down, I'm surrounded by this thick, black tar Risin' up to my head, so I try to break free But it's like quicksand, the more I move, the more it grips me Anxiety increases, heartbeat beats faster I guess I was wrong when I thought I was a master I thought I was beyond this, no more lookin' backwards And then I remember, she told me to look inside She told me to take a look inside, see what happens So I take a deep breath, inhale through my nose Then exhale out my mouth, and then I'm off on the road [Bridge] I'm gone I'm gone I'm gone [Verse] Feelin' lost in my head Think I need a change of scenery Gotta get outta here I've been here for years, and I can't breathe Feelin' lost in my head Think I need a change of scenery Gotta get outta here I've been here for years, and I can't breathe [Verse] I'm the type to never fold, even under pressure Even when my tank is on "E" like the letter "Keep it goin', never slow it down" is my suggestion So the fact that I'm still sittin' here, I know it isn't real I've never been the one to hesitate or second-guess The fact that I'm in this state is proof that I need to rest She said, "Take a look inside [Bridge] I'm gone I'm gone I'm gone [Bridge] I'm gone I'm gone I'm [Post-Chorus – Echo from Her Voice] She say, "Take a look inside yourself, see what happens" (What happens, what happens…) "Take a look inside yourself, see what happens" (Keep askin’, keep askin’…) [Remix Verse – Joshyua Gorgon POV] Now I’m starin’ at the ceiling like it’s talkin’ back, Fan spin like a halo doin’ target practice on my past. Heart race, ADHD doin’ parkour in my chest, Every thought overlap like tabs I never close, no rest. Metro baby, grew up where the sirens wrote the hook, Had to learn to read the room before I learned to read a book. Mask on, mask off, same face, different stress, Smile look safe, but my soul still a mess. She said, “Look inside,” I ain’t know that was a quest, I thought we was just dancin’, tryna get up off this stress. But the bass hit different when you runnin’ from yourself, Every kick drum sound like, “Boy, go get help.” [Pre-Chorus – Floaty Melodic] So I breathe in slow, count four in my lungs, Breathe out the guilt, all the weight on my tongue. If I never check in, I stay stuck in the frame, If I dodge my reflection, I stay stuck in the same. [Hook – Remix Layer] Take a look inside yourself, see what happens, Might find pain, might find patterns. Might see storms you never named, Might see you ain’t all to blame. Take a look inside yourself, see what happens, Might see wounds, might see passions. Might see kid-you still holdin’ on, Waitin’ for you to bring him home. [Bridge – Call & Response, Half-Sung] Who you runnin’ from? (Myself, myself) Why you numb it up? (My health, my health) Why the smile so loud? (To hide my doubt) Why the room so proud… when the lights go out? Do you ever sit still with the thoughts you hate? (Do you, do you?) Do you ever forgive who you used to be late? (Can you, can you?) If the mirror talk back, would you let it speak? Or mute that truth ‘cause the truth cut deep? [Final Chorus – Uplift] Take a look inside yourself, see what happens, Not just damage—also magic. All that static in your brain Still can tune into a lane. Take a look inside yourself, see what happens, All that chaos, all that clattin’. Turn that fracture into flame, You still worthy in the frame. [Outro – Soft Spoken Fade] She said, “Search your soul, don’t panic.” I said, “That storm inside? I’ll manage.” If the dark start talkin’, I’ll stand it— ‘Cause every time I face it… I vanish a little less.