They call it safety, drip it slow Till the tongue forgets what clean air knows Every word rewrites the truth What we used to feel, what we used to do Fear moves quieter than boots Slides through screens, into the youth Settles deep inside the chest Like a heartbeat you never blessed Eyes open, mouths shut tight Alive to work, dead to why If we donβt question, we survive If we donβt swallow, we stay alive The poison wears off, not all at once But in moments, cracks, and pauses A question A silence A refusal to swallow The poison wears off, not all at once When fear loses its hold on us A question A silence A refusal to swallow Zombies walking, no graves in sight Poisoned by tone, by timing, by night Fed headlines like holy wine Till panic feels pure, obedience divine Control doesnβt scream, it hums Soft as law, smooth as drums Says βstay calm,β dims the room Tightens walls you didnβt choose Hands held high, heads bowed low If this is safe then why does it show Every breath tastes counterfeit Every rule another drip The poison wears off, not all at once But in moments, cracks, and pauses A question A silence A refusal to swallow The poison wears off, not all at once When the lie canβt follow us A question A silence A refusal to swallow Beneath the bass, beneath the sound Beneath the static shaking the ground Thereβs a thinner voice still alive Slipping through the guards of the mind I hear myself between the noise I remember I had a choice They call it safetyβ¦ Stay calmβ¦ Remain stillβ¦ The poison wears off, not all at once But in moments we take back from them A question A silence A refusal to swallow The poison wears off, not all at once We were never meant to live this numb A question A silence A refusal to swallow I taste the air I remember now
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