[Verse 1 – slipping toward the edge] I wake up with weight on my chest again, Life swings early, never lets me win. Same pain loopin’, same ghosts in my head, Every step forward feels heavier instead. There’s a noose-shaped shadow hangin’ in the corner of my mind, A reminder of the thoughts I try to leave behind. I breathe in the smoke just to soften the ache, But some days the edge calls with promises it makes. And when the silence hits too deep for me… the devil cries in me quietly. --- [Pre-Hook – drifting toward release] Ganja hits slow, keeps the fear at bay, Let the haze rise up, wash the thoughts away. But when the smoke fades, he still finds me… And I don’t know why I let him breathe. --- [Chorus – ORIGINAL, UNCHANGED] The devil cries in me, And I don’t know why I let him stay. Every heartbeat bleeds, every thought decays, The devil cries in me… And I’m too weak to walk away. --- [Verse 2 – darker release imagery] My emotions jump me like thieves at night, Anxiety creepin’ close just to start a fight. There’s a ledge in my mind whispering sweet release, A fall that promises silence and temporary peace. I fill my lungs up tryna not to break, Praying the clouds give me one clean escape. But pain comes back like it owns this place, And the devil watches with a familiar face. Every drop I take, he leans closer to me… the devil cries in me constantly. --- [Pre-Hook 2 – symbolic falling] These feelings cut deep, carving lines in my brain, I pretend I’m healing, but I slip all the same. Some nights I’m one thought from the drop I replay… Still I’m too weak to walk away. --- [Chorus – ORIGINAL] The devil cries in me, And I don’t know why I let him stay. Every heartbeat bleeds, every thought decays, The devil cries in me… And I’m too weak to walk away. --- [Bridge – metaphorical noose/fall] There’s a rope in my mind that tightens when I fall, A shadow that whispers it could end it all. I breathe in the smoke till I blur the line, Between what hurts and what feels divine. The edge calls my name when I drift astray… And I don’t know why I don’t run away. --- [Final Chorus – ORIGINAL] The devil cries in me, And I don’t know why I let him stay. Every heartbeat bleeds, every thought decays, The devil cries in me… And I’m too weak to walk away. --- [Outro – fading into the fall] He cries in me… I let him stay… one breath from falling every day. ---

Smoke Meets the Devil