Whiskey breath

Sunrise through the blinds, another day to face the grind in my head, the echoes I can’t leave behind Glass is half-empty, or maybe just filled with sin Drowning out the voices, where to begin? Pills on the counter, a quick fix for the broken mind Chasing shadows daily, leaving sanity behind Every step I take, a stumble on a rocky road Heavy on my shoulders, carrying this crushing load Memories like shaze, a twisted picture in the frame Burning deep inside, fueling this self-destructive flame Used to see the light, but now the tunnel’s growing dim Lost myself completely, sinking to the very brim Staring at the mirror, don't recognize these hollow eyes A stranger looking back, beneath these dark skies. Autumn leaves are falling, a silent, somber sound Just like my dreams are crumbling, scattered on the ground my destructive spirit, a hurricane inside my soul Lost and always searching, trying to make myself whole Whiskey on my breath, the smoke that clouds my fragile sight Haunted by the darkness, battling through endless night The trauma in my bloodstream, a poison running deep A lost soul in the city, secrets that I have to keep. Another bottle broken, another line I'm trying to cross Counting all my blessings, weighing every single loss The rush, the numb, the fleeting peace, a temporary high Just to feel something, beneath this gray and weeping sky Flashbacks hit me hard, a phantom pain, a sudden fright Reliving every moment, in the dead of the lonely night The words, the fists, the fear, the marks that never fade away Shaping who I am, even to this very day Pushing people out, a defense mechanism strong and true Afraid to let them in, afraid they’ll see right through This facade I built, brick by brick, a mighty wall Hiding all the pieces, waiting for the final fall. Searching for an anchor, a reason to just stay afloat But every path I walk, feels like a sinking boat. battling through endless night The trauma in my bloodstream, a poison running deep A lost soul in the city, secrets that I have to keep.