Needle and a Dream

[Verse 1]
Drrrr drrr
Phone scream in the dark kitchen
Name flash on the cracked screen
I just stare, fingers twitching
Ash tray full of half-starts
Cold brew on the same ring stain
Heart hum like a bad wire
Whole sky sitting on my veins
[Chorus]
Drrrr drrr, the phone ring
But nobody listening
I’m stuck between needle and dream
Wide awake, still drifting (oh)
Body floating through the ceiling
But it’s dragging on the seam
I’m stuck between needle and dream
Too loud just to sleep
[Verse 2]
Calendar full, I been ghost
Typing back, then I choke
Blue dots like a pulse line
Fade out every time I hope
Mirror say I’m still here
Mind say I been long gone
Head heavy like wet clothes
Still I’m weightless when I yawn
[Chorus]
Drrrr drrr, the phone ring
But nobody listening
I’m stuck between needle and dream
Wide awake, still drifting (yeah)
Body floating through the ceiling
But it’s dragging on the seam
I’m stuck between needle and dream
Too loud just to sleep
[Bridge]
If I pick up, do I wake up?
If I hang up, do I fall? (fall)
Every ringtone feel like payback
For every time I missed my call
[Chorus]
Drrrr drrr, the phone ring
But nobody listening
I’m stuck between needle and dream
Wide awake, still drifting
Body floating through the ceiling
But it’s tearing at the seam
I’m stuck between needle and dream
Still waiting in between

rap, Moody alternative rap over detuned synth pads and a lazy, swung drum groove; male vocals half-whispered in the verse, opening into a gritty, melodic hook with doubled vocals and subtle distortion; sub bass swells under the chorus, with sparse piano accents and a filtered outro that leaves the last line hanging in reverb