Achievement Unlocked (Let Me In)

[Intro]
Joint in my hand
Controller on the floor
Lens cap off
Same four walls, tryna find a door (yeah)
[Verse 1]
Take a picture of the sunset
Post it up, write nothin', just a heart
They don't see the ash on my sweater
Or the way I fall apart after dark
I keep my eyes on the viewfinder
Missin' people that walk past me
Freeze frames, can't freeze pain
So I crop out what looks nasty
Got a shelf full of high scores
But who claps when the game ends?
I light up, level up, stay up
Then wake up with the same fence
I want somebody to climb it
But I built it with no gate
Every "yo, you good?" in my DMs
Get a thumbs up, "yeah I'm straight" (nah)
[Chorus]
I wanna be seen, but I don't know how
Hide behind a screen, press start, log out
I'm stuck in between who I am, who I show
Camera in my hand, eyes sayin' "don't go"
I wanna be seen, but I don't let 'em in
Scrollin' through a life that I don't feel in
Breath full of smoke, head full of noise
Only feel real through pictures and toys
[Verse 2]
Mama call, I let it ring twice
Type "busy" while I take a new hit
Friends ask, "pull up?" on a Friday
I say "maybe" then I ghost from the group chat quick
Every room feel loud in my chest
Even when nobody say much
I can talk for an hour 'bout games
But not ten seconds 'bout trust
I aim, I shoot, I save
Everything but myself
I collect these trophies and angles
Still can't put my heart on the shelf
Wish I could talk like I type
Backspace all the weird parts
Instead I just mash that restart
Respawn in the dark with a weak heart (yeah)
[Chorus]
I wanna be seen, but I don't know how
Hide behind a screen, press start, log out
I'm stuck in between who I am, who I show
Camera in my hand, eyes sayin' "don't go"
I wanna be seen, but I don't let 'em in
Scrollin' through a life that I don't feel in
Breath full of smoke, head full of noise
Only feel real through pictures and toys
[Bridge]
Every flash feel like a question
Every buzz feel like a dare
What if I put me in the frame one time?
What if I said, "yo, I'm scared"? (for real)
Maybe one day I'll unpause
Let somebody see past the skin
'Til then it's just me and my save files
Wishin' someone would press "join in"
[Chorus]
I wanna be seen, but I don't know how
Hide behind a screen, press start, log out
I'm stuck in between who I am, who I show
Camera in my hand, eyes sayin' "don't go"
I wanna be seen, but I don't let 'em in
Scrollin' through a life that I don't feel in
Breath full of smoke, head full of noise
Only feel real through pictures and toys

rap, Dusty boom-bap with modern low-end, swung drums and warm Rhodes chords. Melancholy, melodic male vocals on the hook; verses tight, conversational rap with double-time pockets on key lines. Subtle vinyl crackle and distant vocal chops under the chorus; hook blooms with stacked harmonies and a filtered bass lift, then drops back to an intimate, head-nod verse space.