Smoke Screen

[Intro]
Smoke screen
Hiding in the green
Blink slow
Feel the room lean (yeah)
[Verse 1]
Ash on my tongue
Walls start to melt
Ceiling breathing heavy
Like it knows what I felt
Phone face down
'Cause the numbers keep bleeding
Text from my conscience
“Why you still feeding?”
Carpet waves
Turn to ocean on my feet
Heart doing double time
Drum in my teeth
Say it's just one hit
Then I'm stuck in repeat
Every shadow in the corner
Got a face and it speaks
[Chorus]
Smoke screen, hiding in the green
Everything spin, here we go again
Bad trip, bad dream, stuck in between
Can’t climb out when my mind’s my friend
Smoke screen, hiding in the green
Every breath burn like a cheap revenge
Bad trip, bad scene, tear at the seams
Here we go again, here we go again (yeah)
[Verse 2]
Clock on the wall
Laughing at my fear
Second hand stutter
Then it disappears
I talk to myself
Like I’m somebody else
“Walk straight, breathe slow”
But the floor just tilts
Face in the sink
Cold water, still boiling
Eyes in the mirror
Look wrong, unholy
Door to the hallway
Stretch long like a tunnel
I swear I hear my past
Echo soft in the rubble
[Chorus]
Smoke screen, hiding in the green
Everything spin, here we go again
Bad trip, bad dream, stuck in between
Can’t climb out when my mind’s my friend
Smoke screen, hiding in the green
Every breath burn like a cheap revenge
Bad trip, bad scene, tear at the seams
Here we go again, here we go again
[Bridge]
Tell me this time
I’ll stop at the edge
But I jump, then I drop
Through the hole in my head
Is it peace, is it poison
When the colors all blend?
If I wake up in the morning
Will I do it again? (again)
[Chorus]
Smoke screen, hiding in the green
Everything spin, here we go again
Bad trip, bad dream, stuck in between
Can’t climb out when my mind’s my friend
Smoke screen, hiding in the green
Every breath burn like a cheap revenge
Bad trip, bad scene, tear at the seams
Here we go again, here we go again (here we go)

rap, Dark, moody piano rap beat with warped, detuned keys and deep 808 swells; drums swing with loose hi-hats and a heavy, dragging snare. Male vocals sit upfront and dry, close to the ear, with whispered doubles on key phrases. Hook blooms with octave vocals and subtle choir pads, bridge pulls the energy down to almost spoken word before the final hit.