[Intro] Water in the chamber Breath against the glass Waiting underneath it For another pull to pass I am the bubbles in the bong Born beneath the waterline Something pulls the air above And I begin to rise [Verse 1] I am the bubbles in the bong Rising through the smoke Tiny circles climbing upward Carrying everything unspoken Breaking through the surface One by one I disappear Smoke keeps filling up the lungs While something heavier falls from here Grief drops down into the water Black rain sinking through the clear Every breath that pulls the smoke up Leaves another sorrow here [Chorus] I rise in bubbles Grief falls like rain Smoke leaves the chamber But something remains Black on the glass Thickening below Everything I thought I released Had somewhere else to go [Verse 2] I keep rising Grief keeps sinking Passing through each other in the glass I disappear above the water It settles underneath where I had passed Drop by drop Pull by pull The clear begins to stain A thin black ring becomes a layer Then another forms again Resin crawling up the chamber Old emotion sticking tight Everything too heavy for the smoke Collecting out of sight Grief and ash mix together Blackening the chamber Reflecting pain and anguish Every layer getting stranger Thick and layered on the glass Everything I couldn't pass I extract and hold the anger Pull it from the chamber Dump it in the grass Fresh water Clear again Light can finally make it through But around the glass The black rings stay Showing what the chamber knew [Pre-Chorus] Clean water doesn't erase it Clear doesn't mean brand new Every ring around the chamber Is something I survived moving through [Chorus] I rise in bubbles Grief falls like rain Smoke leaves the chamber But something remains Black on the glass Thickening below Everything I thought I released Had somewhere else to go [Bridge] Empty the chamber Pour it in the grass Grief and ash returning To the earth at last Rinse until the water Runs clean enough to see Still those blackened rings remain Wrapped around the memory Not everything that leaves me Leaves without a trace Clean water in the present Scars around the past [Chorus] I rise in bubbles Grief falls like rain Smoke leaves the chamber But something remains Black on the glass Thickening below Everything I thought I released Had somewhere else to go [Bridge] Breathe in— I rise. Breathe out— It falls. Another little piece of grief Runs slowly down the walls The lungs receive the smoke The water takes the weight One becomes a disappearing cloud One settles into shape How many nights How many pulls How much can the water hold? Before the glass becomes so dark I can't see through my own soul [Final Chorus] I rise in bubbles Grief falls like rain Smoke leaves the chamber But something remains Black on the glass Thickening below Everything I thought I released Had somewhere else to go I rise in bubbles Grief sinks beneath Smoke inside the lungs Black resin underneath [Outro] One last pull I rise through the water Grief passes me Going down I break against the surface It doesn't It stays Another black drop In the bottom of the bong.
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