Shadow On The Corner

Corner lit by the flame, street lamp flicker,

Needle in the vein, demons move quicker.

Grimy nights, hands shaky, palms dirty,

Clock says twelve, soul feelin' thirty.

Heartbeat a drumline, chaos in the chest,

Eyes bloodshot, can't see rest.

Brick wall whisper, voices in the cracks,

Every shadow's watchin', knife in my back.

Shadow on the corner, hauntin' my steps,

Ghosts of my sins won't let me forget.

Drugs in my veins, blood on my hands,

Livin' in a nightmare, can't make amends.

Metal in the waistband, heavy like regret,

Trigger's a sentence I ain't spoke yet.

Rain hit the pavement, drownin' out the screams,

Life's a horror movie, stuck between scenes.

Pocket full of dust, head full of fog,

Prayin' to a god that I robbed for a nod.

Mirror cracked, reflection ain't mine,

Time moves slow when you're losin' time.

Mama said, "Baby, come back home,"

But home's just a place where the pain's full grown.

Buried friends deep, six feet of my guilt,

Every grave a reminder of the life I built.