[Verse 1 - Whispered] Three AM and the mirror's watching Ceiling fan like a slow confession I told the world I had it handled But the smoke knows my direction Every lie I ever swallowed Sits like sediment in glass But the smoke, it don't judge nothing It just watches as they pass [Verse 2 - Whispered] I hide behind a public smile A handshake and a curated grace But when the ember starts to crackle It reads the shame across my face It knows the name I never mention The door I sealed with brick and pride It curls around my soft defenses And slips like truth right through inside [Chorus - Gritty, Full] The smoke knows where I hide The smoke knows what I fear It curls around my alibis And whispers in my ear The smoke knows, the smoke sees Every ghost inside of me I breathe it in, I let it show There ain't no lie the smoke don't know [Verse 3 - Whispered] She's seductive, she's a serpent Moving slow across the dark She don't promise you a heaven She just peels you to the mark Every scar and every fracture Every secret, every sin She holds them like a lullaby And lets the healing in [Pre-Chorus - Building] I could run but she already found me I could scream but she already heard The smoke don't need your invitation She already knows the word [Chorus - Gritty, Full] The smoke knows where I hide The smoke knows what I fear It curls around my alibis And whispers in my ear The smoke knows, the smoke sees Every ghost inside of me I breathe it in, I let it show There ain't no lie the smoke don't know [Bridge - Stripped, Sinister] (Spoken over minimal beat) You think you buried it deep enough You think the lock will hold But smoke has got no skeleton key 'Cause smoke just slides through the hole (Build) The smoke knows... the smoke knows... The smoke knows... the smoke knows... [Final Chorus - Explosive, Danceable Drop] The smoke knows where I hide The smoke knows what I fear It curls around my alibis And whispers, whispers, whispers The smoke knows, the smoke sees Every ghost, every ghost in me I breathe it in, I give it all I surrender to the crawl [Outro - Decaying Reverb] There ain't no lie... The smoke don't know... (whispered) Don't know... don't know...
