Signed my name in a moment of haze Drawn to the glow of impossible praise Whispers like knives cut into my sleep They promised me gold, then buried me deep Woke in a place where time holds its breath A room full of strangers all gambling with death The walls never speak, but somehow they know When your heartbeat climbs and your chances run low Hands in the air, eyes fixed on the line Hope is a number, and death keeps time Run when they say freeze Fall when they say rise Truth is just a curtain In a world built out of lies Woke inside a maze where silence always screams Now I’m dancing through these red light dreams Some wear masks and speak like gods Others pray beneath false façades The rules seem fair until they bend You know where you start, not where you’ll end I watched a friend become a foe The stakes too high to ever take it slow Trust is a card that burns in your hand By the final round, no one will stand No way back and no way through They placed their bets before we ever knew Run when they say freeze Fall when they say rise Truth is just a curtain In a world built out of lies Woke inside a maze where silence always screams Now I’m dancing through these red light dreams They watch from shadows, drink and cheer While we bleed out stories they will never hear One by one, we fade from view Like dying sparks beneath the morning dew But I still move, still breathe, still burn Every wound becomes a lesson learned If I fall, I fall awake Not for their prize — but for my sake Run when they say freeze Fall when they say rise Hearts beat like drums Under hollow skies Trapped in a dream that tears apart the seams Still I’m dancing through these red light dreams I still dream… But I don’t sleep Not anymore
