[Verse 1]
Echoes claw the skull's backdoor, fingers slick with yesterday's rot
Chasin' ghosts that grin like exes, teeth filed sharp on forgotten plots
Mind's a sewer rat sprint, dodgin' floods of what-ifs gone sour
Pills rattle like loose change in a coffin, buyin' hours by the hour
Fists pound the mirror till it spits blood confessions, "You ain't king"
Crown's a noose of neon lies, swingin' low where the weak hearts cling
Demons DJ the static, scratchin' tracks of "almost was" on repeat
Feet drag through tar-pit thoughts, sinkin' slow, no lifeline, no beat
Rage bubbles up like bad acid, burnin' bridges to bone-dry ash
Last laugh's a wheeze from the void, echoin' "crash, you fool, crash"
[Chorus]
Shadows slither, swallow whole, no mercy in the swallow's throat
Chasin' tails in black-hole basements, where the light forgot to show
Yell till lungs cave, "Come get me!"—they just laugh and let you choke
Mind's meat grinder, churnin' dreams to dust, one hopeless poke
Shadows, shadows, pull me under, drown the fire in your ink
Chasin', bleedin', never winnin', just the brink and bitter brink
Echo back my broken howls, make the crowd scream it thin
Shadows win, shadows win, let the spiral spin us in
[Verse 2]
Woke up tastin' rust and regret, tongue thick with unsaid goodbyes
Eyes like cracked phone screens, scrollin' scrolls of alibis that die
Friends fade to pixels, ghosts in group chats, typin' "we good?" lies
Bottle's bottom mocks the promise, "One more swig, then you fly"
But wings are wet rags, clipped by doubts that nest in ribcage cracks
Nights stack like unpaid bills, interest pilin' panic attacks
Whispers from the wallpaper peel, "Quit pretendin', you're the hack"
Laughter's a luxury tax, paid in tears that streak the track
Fury's a flat tire on the freeway, spinnin' wild, no traction left
Just skid marks of "shoulda" leadin' to the cliff where hope went deaf
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Threads of sanity fray like cheap socks, trippin' over toe-stub truths
Youth's a scam artist, sold me futures wrapped in fool's proof
Now I'm pawnin' memories for matches, lightin' fuses to the fuse
Boom—scattered shards of "me" rain down, nothin' left but the blues
Rivals in my head hall, circlin' like vultures on a vibe
Pickin' clean the carcass of confidence, leavin' gristle to survive
Scream at ceilings stained with smoke rings from cigars of "why try?"
They stare back blank, judgin' silent, "Boy, you're just another die"
Twist the knife of nostalgia slow, carve out chunks of what burned bright
Left with embers that mock the hunger, starvin' fierce in endless night
[Bridge]
Breathe it in, the rot-rose scent, petals wiltin' on the vine
One step from the edge, toes curl 'round nothin', spine's a crooked line
What if the chase ends empty? Just a loop of "you again"
Fists unclench, drop the fight—let the dark twins pull you in
But nah, spark flares wild, veins pump venom, "Not yet, you pricks!"
Rage rebirth, a glitch in the gloom, teeth bared for the fix
Shadows scatter for a sec, then regroup, thicker, meaner twist
Cycle spins eternal, suck the soul dry with a kiss
[Verse 4]
Barrel down the brain-storm alley, thunder thoughts crack like whips
Lips spit lightning bolts of spite, zappin' doubts to smoky strips
Exes haunt the rearview, smirks say "Told ya, kid, you slipped"
Grip the wheel white-knuckled, swervin' 'round the pit they dug quick
Pockets full of IOUs from gods who ghosted on the deal
Heal? That's a punchline for the privileged, feel the raw, unpeel
Walls close in like bad trips, graffiti screams your failures loud
Crowd it out with curses chained, a torrent tearin' through the cloud
Endgame's a whisper: "Fold now, save the ache"—but fuck that plea
I'll chase these bastards to the marrow, burn the whole damn tree