Conversations With My Old Self

[Verse]
Saw you sittin' in the dark, shadow draped across the mirror
Eyes red from the tears, pain couldn't get no clearer
Held your breath, chest tight, drowning in the quiet
Every love felt violent, every word a riot
Tried to build a wall, brick by shattered brick
But the mortar was your heartache, it wouldn't stick
Echoes of the past screaming louder than your name
You wore your hurt like a crown, buried deep in the shame
[Prechorus]
I see you now, I see you then
A stranger and a friend again
Do you even trust the wind?
Or think it’ll just betray again?
[Chorus]
Old me, why you hide behind the scars?
Chasin' love but you run too far
Let 'em in, let 'em in, or you’ll stay this thin
Old me, let the healing begin
[Verse 2]
Your trust like glass, every crack left a mark
Hands up, always guarded, fighting in the dark
Told yourself you’re better solo, better cold
But loneliness don't warm the soul, it just grows mold
Kept receipts of betrayal in a tattered book
Every page bled ink from the chances they took
Now I'm standing here, trying to talk you down
But the echoes of your doubts still wear the crown

ambient trap, emotional tone. male or female vocals with a soft, rap, sad, subtle guitar plucks, sparse instrumentation with deep 808s, and atmospheric pads to create a reflective, introspective delivery., melancholy, country, ambient, dark ambient, beats, lo-fi