PHANTASM FREQUENCIES.

[Intro – spoken, low and distant, sample barely audible] Yeah… You ever notice how silence still got a sound? Like even when the room empty Something still talkin’ That’s the loop That’s the ghost That’s you (beat drops slowly) [Hook] Phantoms in my head when the beat rewind Ghost notes talkin’ every time I lose time Sample loop haunt me, tell me who I am Past keep knockin’ like it know where I stand Phantoms in my head, can’t sleep at night Truth sound ugly when it come to light If I face myself, maybe I’ll survive If I run from it, I just multiply [Verse 1] I was born where the fear come bundled with love Where the prayers go up but the hope get shoved Under couches, under bills, under “man up” rules Under trauma passed down like hand-me-downs in school Mama smile strong but her eyes stayed tired Dreams on the shelf like wires that ain’t wired Daddy say “life hard,” never say why Just said “don’t cry,” then he walked right by I learned early how to read a room How to feel tension before it bloom How to joke my way outta bein’ seen How to look confident, still feel unclean That sample hum feel like my inner voice Like every bad habit I didn’t choice Like every time I knew better but folded Like every truth I buried, wrapped, and coded They say time heal wounds, I say time reveal Every scar itch when the moment real Every mirror ask questions I avoid Every silence loud like an empty void I ain’t grow up evil, I grew up alert Heart on defense, mind trained to convert Pain into humor, anger to drive But never learned how to just be alive [Hook] Phantoms in my head when the beat rewind Ghost notes talkin’ every time I lose time Sample loop haunt me, tell me who I am Past keep knockin’ like it know where I stand Phantoms in my head, can’t sleep at night Truth sound ugly when it come to light If I face myself, maybe I’ll survive If I run from it, I just multiply [Verse 2] Adolescence felt like walkin’ a wire One wrong word, whole future on fire Teachers said “potential,” never said “how” So I learned how to fake confidence now Friends disappeared like skipped CD tracks One minute close, next minute can’t text back Some got lost in ambition and greed Some got trapped tryna prove they free Social media preachin’ perfection Comparison masked as inspiration Scroll through lives I ain’t livin’ yet Feel like I’m behind on a race I ain’t enterin’ in Phantasms loop like intrusive thoughts “Why you ain’t more?” “Why you ain’t caught?” “Why you ain’t healed?” “Why you still mad?” Like pain on replay, unskippable ad I tried drownin’ it out with noise and lights Crowded rooms, lonely nights Everybody talk, nobody listen Everybody flex, nobody different I don’t want fame if it cost my peace I don’t want love if it incomplete I don’t want truth if I can’t sit still But I know growth always come with a bill [Bridge – spoken word, beat filtered] You can outrun a memory But it still got your address You can mute the sound But the loop still play And one day You gotta answer it [Hook – quieter, more space] Phantoms in my head when the beat rewind Ghost notes talkin’ every time I lose time If I face myself, maybe I’ll survive If I run from it, I just multiply [Verse 3] Industry dreams look shiny from far Up close they just mirrors with bars They say “be yourself,” then hand you a mold Tell you what to say, what to sell, what to hold Contracts thick like a bible of traps Smile wide while they sharpen the gaps They don’t want your soul, just a piece of your pain Packaged real neat so it entertain I watched idols crack under pressure Turn trauma to product, sadness to treasure Fans cheer loud for the downfall arc Like suffering sweeter when it leave a mark Phantasms play like a moral test How much of you gone before you protest? How long you bend before you break? How many masks before your face fake? I ain’t innocent, I chased validation Looked for applause as confirmation But claps fade quick, echoes don’t Truth linger long after the moment gone So I stripped my ego bar by bar Left my flaws visible, left the scar If this song uncomfortable, good That mean the mirror doin’ what it should [Interlude – spoken, faint sample looping] Every generation inherit ghosts Some worship ’em Some fight ’em Some become ’em I’m just tryna name mine [Final Hook – full energy] Phantoms in my head when the beat rewind Ghost notes talkin’ every time I lose time Sample loop haunt me, tell me who I am Past keep knockin’ like it know where I stand Phantoms in my head, can’t sleep at night Truth sound ugly when it come to light If I face myself, maybe I’ll survive If I run from it, I just multiply [Outro – spoken, beat fading into the sample] Yeah… Some ghosts don’t want revenge They want recognition They want you to say their name Then let ’em go (loop fades out)