Verse 1)Behind the bleachers on a Friday night,Fourteen years old and looking for a light.The skunk-like smoke was drifting in the air,A sweet escape from every heavy care.(Verse 2)The kitchen fights at home began to fade,Beneath the heavy, numbing fog she made.She thought she found a harmless way to cope,Wrapped up tight in a haze of purple smoke.(Chorus)But the smoke clears out and leaves a darker room,Where innocent choices start to twist and bloom.Oh, the gateway opens wide and steals the light,Chasing a ghost into the deepest night.(Verse 3)A year rolled by and weekends weren’t enough,She needed more than just a casual puff.The old high faded, left her feeling low,Ready for somewhere she was warned to never go.(Verse 4)A crowded kitchen at an older house,A dangerous choice to quiet down her doubts.She trusted hands that didn't care at all,And took the step that started up the fall.(Chorus)But the smoke clears out and leaves a darker room,Where innocent choices start to twist and bloom.Oh, the gateway opens wide and steals the light,Chasing a ghost into the deepest night.(Verse 5)Deep in the shadows where the lost get caught,She paid the price for everything she bought.The vibrant girl they knew began to drown,As heavy habits took hold and pulled her down.(Verse 6)Back at the house, the floorboards start to creak,Her mother prays but she can barely speak.Every siren wailing down the streetStrikes her heart with terror and defeat.(Verse 7)The trust they built was shattered in a flash,When Billy raided drawers looking for cash.Her father’s wallet and her mother’s rings,All traded away for temporary things.(Verse 8)Her childhood friends eventually cut ties,Tired of the theft and tired of the lies.The path she ran on only wanted more,Leaving her broken on a stranger's floor.(Verse 9)Now nineteen years have come and stolen by,Staring at a mirror with a hollow eye.Her family’s broken and her world is cold,Paying the highest price for what she sold.(Outro)It started with a spark, just a little flame,Now nobody remembers how she used to say her name.The bridge is burned, the shadows have won,Look what a harmless puff of smoke has done.Just a puff of smoke...Look what it’s done.
