[Intro] (Slow, deep Double Bass walking line) (Soft rhythmic brushing on the snare) (Acoustic guitar slides) [Verse 1] (Bass and drums only) The light is dim, the walls are thin Counting scars beneath my skin I strike a match, it’s all I’ve got To burn the things that I forgot (Guitar enters) The bitter taste, the silver screen The ghost of us in between [Verse 2] Grey curtains hanging from my lips The world is burning at its tips I’m breathing in the hollow air I’m breathing out a silent prayer It’s funny how the embers glow Just before they let it go [Chorus] (Full acoustic ensemble, heavy strumming) And it’s just cigarette smoke, drifting high A pale reflection in a hollow eye Fading away, like a broken vow I’m nothing then, and I’m nothing now Yeah, let it drift... Let it die. [Verse 3] (Bass gets more melodic) I tried to hold it in my fist But you can’t grab a cloud of mist The scent of you is on my clothes Where it ends, nobody knows Just a habit, just a vice Paying such a heavy price [Bridge] (Tempo slightly increases, aggressive Bass plucking) It’s blurry! It’s hazy! It’s driving me... crazy! Burn it down, burn it all! Watch the ashes start to fall! [Double Bass & Guitar Solo] (Melancholic and distorted acoustic tone) [Chorus] (Raspy, strained vocals) Cigarette smoke, drifting high A pale reflection in a hollow eye Fading away, like a broken vow I’m nothing then, and I’m nothing now... [Outro] (Bass fades to a single low note) (Slow brush hits on the cymbal) It’s gone. Everything’s gone. Just smoke... (Faint sound of a match being blown out)
