[Verse 1]
Ash on my hoodie
Phone on the floor
Scrollin’ through futures
I can’t afford
Breath tastes like panic
Lungs full of doubt
Keep sayin’ “I’m fine”
But I’m burnin’ out
[Pre-Chorus]
Every plan that I make
Feels like sand in my hands
Every step that I take
Shakes more than it stands
Mama sayin’ “you’re young”
But my chest sayin’ “run”
From the sun, from the sum
Of the things I’ve become
[Chorus]
I’m smokin’, can’t breathe
Love is choking me blind (choking me blind)
I’m stressed for tomorrow
And I’m stuck in tonight
I keep runnin’ in circles
Through the mess in my mind
I’m smokin’, can’t breathe
Love is choking me blind
[Verse 2]
Eyes on the ceiling
Heart in my throat
Swear I’ve rehearsed this
But I miss my notes
You say you’ll hold me
But your hands shake too
We kiss through the questions
Like that’s what we do
[Pre-Chorus]
Every “it’s gonna be fine”
Feels thin as a thread
All these bills, all these pills
All these ghosts in my bed
Friends talk about dreams
Like they’ve already won
I just stare at the door
Like I’m ready to run
[Chorus]
I’m smokin’, can’t breathe
Love is choking me blind (yeah, choking me blind)
I’m stressed for tomorrow
And I’m stuck in tonight
I keep runnin’ in circles
Through the mess in my mind
I’m smokin’, can’t breathe
Love is choking me blind (so blind)
[Bridge]
If I crush this pack
Will the fear burn out? (oh)
If I cut you loose
Will the noise die down?
Stand in the mirror
Ask, “who’s this guy?”
He laughs like me
With the same red eyes
[Chorus]
I’m smokin’, can’t breathe
Love is choking me blind (choking me blind)
I’m stressed for tomorrow
And I’m stuck in tonight
I keep runnin’ in circles
Through the mess in my mind
I’m smokin’, can’t breathe
Love is choking me blind (choking me blind)