[Chorus — melodic; pause at each semicolon] New world, same room; I'm outta space. Can't feel my lips, can't feel my face. I shut my eyes, erase this place. I wake up here; there's no escape. One more, I swear; then I'ma quit. Same shit I said before this hit. Missed my own birthday over this. Still got tha candles, never lit. [Verse 1 — steady; clipped starts, relaxed endings] Black sheet nailed up; can't tell tha time. Phone facedown; that's my third decline. My boy said, “Come,” I said, “I'm fine.” Then crushed that lie into a line. Got dressed to leave; stayed by tha door. Keys in my hand, eyes on tha floor. My ride pulled off at half-past four. I shut tha lock, went back for more. Tha fan still clicks; I call it flight. My bed's a seat; I grip it tight. No bags to pack, no land in sight. Just paid to lose another night. Rent past due; bought a get-away. Same four walls, just a different shade. Can't buy back all tha time I gave. I rent relief; tha hurt gets paid. [Chorus — repeat the same melody] New world, same room; I'm outta space. Can't feel my lips, can't feel my face. I shut my eyes, erase this place. I wake up here; there's no escape. One more, I swear; then I'ma quit. Same shit I said before this hit. Missed my own birthday over this. Still got tha candles, never lit. [Verse 2 — same delivery; let the details carry the weight] Woke up; tha cake was by tha sink. My name in blue began to sink. Wet cardboard stained tha counter pink. I watched it spread, too numb to blink. Twelve missed calls lit up in a row. Played one; my brother spoke real low. “We saved your seat. Where'd you fuckin' go?” I typed, “I'm good.” He said, “I know.” That “I know” made me lose my place. I turned tha phone to hide my face. His voice came through that little case. Made all this distance feel like waste. I called him back; said, “Can you stay?” “Just on tha phone; don't drive this way.” He heard tha shake, said, “That's okay.” Tha bag stayed shut; sky turned to gray. [Final chorus — same melody and register] New world, same room; I'm outta space. Can't feel my lips, can't feel my face. I shut my eyes, erase this place. I wake up here; there's no escape. One more, I swear; then I'ma quit. Same shit I said before this hit. Missed my own birthday over this. Still got tha candles, never lit.
