Borrowed Fate

[Verse 1] I walked where the lanterns died, Through roots that whispered names. Shadows clung like hungry vines, Twisting paths in crooked frames. Every breath a trembling omen, Every step a borrowed fate— The forest watched with hollow eyes, Patient at the gate. [Pre‑Chorus] Branches bent like broken sigils, Marking truths I couldn’t trace. Something moved behind my heartbeat, Stalking me in place. [Chorus] But the woods were never real— Just the corners of my mind. A labyrinth of phantom trees Where I wandered blind. I chased echoes through the darkness, Till the truth began to rise: I was lost inside a maze Built from my own disguise. [Verse 2] Moonlight cracked like shattered glass, Falling in a silver rain. Footsteps doubled, then dissolved, Leaving only distant pain. I reached for bark that wasn’t there, Felt the world begin to sway— The forest folded in on me, Peeling thought away. [Bridge] Whispers turned to memories, Roots became the ties I severed. Every path I feared to take Looped back to me forever. [Final Chorus] And the woods were never real— Just the chambers of my mind. A haunted map of all the fears I tried to leave behind. No creature stalked me in the dark, No curse, no ancient blade— Only me, alone and wandering In the maze that I had made. [Outro] Now I walk with open eyes, Through a forest made of thought. Still the shadows follow close— But I know they’re ones I wrought.