I Met Death Once Dredge ReDux (Final Cut)

[Start] [Intro] Yeah Roll initiative Lights low, monitor glow [Verse 1] I was the tall kid in the back of the class Hands always cold, never part of the pack Last name on the sign of the funeral home Yeah that rumor mill carved it in stone Mom embalming, dad in a suit Kids swear I slept in a coffin too Readin’ manuals, spellbooks, dice Learned necromancy before social advice Didn’t help I was pale, didn’t help I was quiet Didn’t help I preferred worlds where dragons riot While they played ball I rolled stats Strength low, wisdom maxed [Hook] Creepy kid, yeah I heard it all Future written on a marble wall They laughed, I stayed undead calm Guess who runs the place when the bodies fall [Verse 2] Fast-forward, degree on the wall Mortuary sciences, top of the class, no applause Family trade, keys to the door Same building, different decade, same floor Still tall, still weird, still online late Raiding dungeons with strangers who can relate Discord lit, party of five Tank, healer, DPS, barely alive Then I heard a chair scrape past the prep room line From the side of the house that ain’t mine Security cams blinked once, twice Curiosity beat common sense, rolled the dice [Verse 3] Downstairs table, candles burned low Guests from upstairs I already know Transparent smiles, unfinished goodbyes And at the head of the table, infinite eyes Black cloak casual, bone-white grin Mid-speech like “Alright, so again—” Sees me standing, hand in the door “Uh… five minute break,” ghosts gone, no more [Pre-Hook] Heart in my throat, brain offline He says “Relax, you’re fine” [Hook] I said “Am I dead?” He said “Nah, my bad” “Clerical error, happens sometimes” Pulled a shape from nowhere, bent space-time Rolling papers, lighter, green so loud “Personal strain, don’t share it around” [Verse 4] We smoked by the slab where the silence lives He talked about endings and what comes after it Not fire, not clouds, not reward or blame Just transitions, weight, remembering names Said loneliness echoes, love leaves marks Said death ain’t cruel, just terrible with sparks I nodded like this was normal shit While reality quietly uninstalled itself He said “This’ll fade when the high wears off You’re not meant to know this stuff” Told me keep doing what I do best Hold the line between gone and left [Bridge] I woke up sunlight through the blinds Ashtray full, missing time Dream felt heavy, hard to place Like forgetting a face [Verse 5] Checked the cams like every day Saw Death spark up, saw myself say “Holy shit” in high def truth Deleted the file, what else you do? Nobody wants the facts I’ve got Nobody asks questions like that on the spot World spins better not knowing why Some doors stay closed, even if you’re the guy [Final Hook] Creepy kid, still here, still me Caretaker of what you don’t wanna see Roll the dice, close the door gentle Every goodbye gets handled professional [Outro] Still game at night, still talk to the dead Still lonely sometimes, yeah, he said that’s human If Death shows up again, we’ll share a seat Until then I grind XP and keep the peace [End]