[Sample: Soul loop – dusty, slowed-down 70s vocal] "No matter how fast you run…" "The past still breathes behind you..." "I can't breathe... I can't breathe..." [Intro – Spoken / Half-Rapped] You ever run from somethin’ so fast you forget what you're even runnin' to? Like your whole life's a sprint... But you never left the place that hurt you. You just got better at runnin’. [Verse 1 – Rapid Cadence, Inner Conflict] I been runnin’ since I learned how to stand, Fear in my chest like a brand in my hand, Mama in tears, papa in rage, Home full of ghosts tryna tear out the page Thought the pain was a phase, but it stuck to my ribs Like gum on a shoe, like the sins that I hid Tried therapy, pills, prayer, and ink But I still lose breath every time I think I move like I’m chased by a shadow with hands Grippin’ my throat like regret understands I talk fast ‘cause I think too loud And I never found peace in the back of a crowd I write bars like I’m gaspin’ for air Not for charts, not for fame — I just care That someone out there might feel this break So I rap like the levee in my chest might quake [Hook – Soul Sample + Emotional Rap] [Sample:] "No matter how fast you run…" (You can't leave what's already in your lungs) [Sample:] "The past still breathes behind you..." (Every mile’s got the same old drums) [Sample:] "I can't breathe..." —Breathe if you can catch me. [Verse 2 – Flow Switch, Trauma-Fueled Speed] I don’t sleep, I collapse with style Smile in the mirror for a little while Then break down in the hallway, knees on tile Call that progress — pain gone mild I ain’t proud of the things I missed, People I ghosted, truths I twist But when you run this fast from the fire in your gut, You forget who you hurt when you’re tryna stay up I black out in beats just to not black out Push through verses like a blackout route And the past still taps on my window glass Like “You can run fast, but I’ll still come last” Still feel like a kid in a man-made mess Tryna earn respect from a fatherless breath Every flow I spit’s like a stitched-up scream I don't rap to impress — I rap not to scream [Hook – Soul Sample + Second Chorus] [Sample:] "No matter how fast you run…" (You still drag that chain when the beat gets numb) [Sample:] "The past still breathes behind you..." (I been outrunnin’ ghosts since I first felt love) [Sample:] "I can't breathe..." —Breathe if you can catch me. [Bridge – Spoken Word / Breakdown + Sample Underneath] It ain’t about how fast I go It’s about what’s chasin’ me All this breath control? That’s survival All this rhyme? That’s me tryna remember who I am before the fear rewrites it [Sample – Soft and echoing:] "I can't breathe... I can't breathe..." (...) [Verse 3 – Final Verse / Emotional Crescendo] I lost friends to the silence I spit, Burned bridges just to light my shit Told myself “run and don’t look back” But I wrote all the names in this track, Now the past walks barefoot across my spine Every time I pause, I relive that time Where I said I’d change, then changed too late Now the guilt got a chair and a dinner plate So I rap like breath is the only rope Tied to the edge where I barely cope This ain’t music, this is mask removal Mic in my hand like a last renewal If I stop, I drop — simple math So I spit like survival’s the only path I hear pressure. Rage. Silence Scars. Shame. Every breath branded with somebody’s name. Harm. Alarms. Footsteps Fear. Tears. The weight of my teenage years. Ghosts. Regret. The past won’t die and it ain’t done yet. Posts   left by a kid with nothin’ to quote, Words like smoke from a suicide note. Grief. Belief, Clenched so tight it cut my sleep. Breath — but it don’t feel mine. Death in the hallway behind my spine. God — but the voice feels strained. Me — but the echo’s changed. Just whispers now, names with no light. Voices I relive every night. Doubt. Loud. Every second I shout — and still can’t get out. [Final Hook – Soul Sample + Fading Outro] [Sample:] "No matter how fast you run…" (My lungs full of ghosts, still spittin’ like drums) [Sample:] "The past still breathes behind you..." (So I bleed on the beat just to not go numb) [Sample:] "I can't breathe..." —Breathe if you can catch me. [End] ©️Killeen3000