Circling the Drain

industrial rock, dark ambient, minimalist

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Author Notes:
“Circling the Drain” gives voice to the quiet war countless individuals fight against addiction—a battle where every fleeting escape carries them closer to collapse. This song is a reflection of that slow descent, meant to foster empathy, understanding, and awareness for those caught in the undertow.

[verse 1]
The needle whispers soft... seduction.
In empty rooms where shadows... swell.
I trade my escape for brief... destruction.
Another lie I tell myself.

[chorus]
I’m circling the drain.
This undertow won’t break.
The poison soothes my pain.
While pulling me away.

[verse 2]
Mirrors fracture into prisms.
Each shard reflects the price I’ve paid.
A fleeting warmth inside the schism.
While everything around decays.

[chorus]
I’m circling the... drain. (circling the drain)
This undertow won’t break. (won’t break)
The poison soothes my pain. (my pain)
While pulling me away. (pulling me away)

[verse 3]
I bargain with the dusk for mercy.
While hunger carves its name inside.
Each hollow promise wrapped in curses.
I wear like scars as my guide.

[chorus]
I’m circling the drain. (circling the drain)
This undertow won’t break. (won’t break)
The poison soothes my pain. (my pain)
While pulling me away. (pulling me away)

[bridge]
The sky grows thin I’m barely breathing.
The rope is frayed but sweetly sings.
I know the cost yet still I’m leaning,
Into the mouth of everything.

Chorus (Final):
I’m circling the drain.
This undertow won’t break.
The poison soothes my pain. (my pain)
While pulling me away. (pulling me away)

Outro:
Silent spiral, deeper falling.
My voice dissolves beneath the wave.
A ghost of who I was now calling.
I never learned to be saved.

[fade to end]

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