From The Unknown

[Intro]
Yeah
From the unknown
Uh
Listen
[Verse 1]
Wake up, same ceiling, paint peeling slow
Phone full of names, but I still stay low
Eyes in the mirror, stranger I don't know
Empty in the chest where the heart should go
Mama said "pray," I just stare at the floor
Hate who I was, can't find who I’m for
Friends hit my line, I let it all ring
'Cause I don't feel a thing, don't feel anything
[Chorus]
From the unknown
Got a black hole sittin' where my soul should be
From the unknown
Everything close still feel so far from me
From the unknown
I been fallin' through the dark, can't grab control
From the unknown
Got a black hole, black hole for a soul
[Verse 2]
Walk through the crowd like a ghost in a coat
Smile on my face, but it’s stuck in my throat
Laugh at the jokes, but it’s all for show
They clap hands, I just clap back "so?"
I remember when color used to flood my days
Now it's grayscale scenes in a looping maze
Try to pour love in, but it don't stay long
It just spins 'round, rips out, gone
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
Who am I when the lights cut out?
When the cheers fade down, when they’re not around?
Is there anything left underneath this skin?
Or just dark on dark on dark within?
[Chorus]

rap, Moody 2000s rap banger with male vocals over dark chopped-soul sample and swung drums; verses ride a head-nod pocket with gritty bass and filtered keys, hook explodes with layered chant vocals and octave doubles, subtle vinyl crackle and reverse FX for that “black hole” feel, bridge strips to bass and clap then slams back into the final chorus, soul, hip hop