In the Haze

(Intro)

(Somber, repeating piano loop)

(Faint sound of a lighter clicking, followed by a heavy exhale)

(Distorted whisper: "It's gone...")

(Verse 1 - Mike style rap)

It’s 3 AM, staring down at the floorboards

Looking at the spaces where you used to store

All the books, and the clothes, and the life that we made

Now the rooms are just hollow, they’re beginning to fade

I spin the grinder wheels just to pass away the time

And I’m Trying to scrub your ghost right out of my mind

One strike of the flint, let the green catch the spark

A tiny neon beacon burning bright in the dark

You said we grew apart, said that you couldn’t think to stay

So you Left me in the dirt as you drifted away

So I pull the heat in, and i fill my lungs tight

Trading all my anger for a shadow of the light

(Yeah, trading all my anger for a shadow of the...)

(Pre-Chorus - Chester style, melodic, building tension)

The smoke starts to settle in my eyes

Bleaching out the memory of your goodbyes

It locks me down, it sets me free

This cloud is taking over me

(Chorus - Chester style, sudden explosion of heavy guitars and screaming vocals)

Now I’m drowning in the heartbreak, lost in the smoke!

Choking on the promises that you made and broke!

I’m numbing the damage, I’m cutting the cord!

Fading away from the words that you poured!

In the haze!

(Mike in background: Burn it all down!)

In the haze!

(Mike in background: You're not around!)

(Verse 2 - Mike style rap)

The haze hits hard but the silence hits harder

Replaying the fight where you pushed me further

Left your house keys sitting right on the stand

No explanation, not a future planned

Just cold-blooded closure, an fucked up wall

Now I don't even check if you’re going to call

I watch the fog rise just to silence the spin

To block out the demons creeping under my skin

It’s a cheap medication for a deep-seated scar

A desperate attempt to forget who the fuck we are

(Pre-Chorus - Chester style, building intensity)

The smoke starts to settle in my eyes

Bleaching out the memory of your goodbyes

It locks me down, it sets me free

This cloud is taking over me!

(Chorus - Chester style, maximum vocal grit, driving rhythm)

Now I’m drowning in the heartbreak, lost in the smoke!

Choking on the promises that you made and broke!

I’m numbing the damage, I’m cutting the cord!

Fading away from the words that you poured!

In the haze!

(Bridge - Heavy chugging guitars, Chester screaming aggressively)

YOU PACKED UP!

YOU WALKED OUT!

LEFT ME IN THE ASHES OF THE DOUBT!

DISAPPEAR!

CLEAR THE AIR!

I DON’T CARE!

I DONT CAAAAAARE!

(Outro)

(Guitars instantly cut. The somber piano loop from the intro plays solo)

(Faint sound of a heavy exhale)

(Fade out on a single trailing piano note)