Soul Survivor

Dark clouds overhead, storms in my veins,

Every pill I swallow, I’m just numbing the pain.

A ghost in my chest, screaming for release,

But the painkiller whispers, "I’m the only peace."

Sweat drips cold, heart heavy as stone,

Dial tones haunt me, but nobody home.

Buried my cries in the cracks of the floor,

Painkiller standing like a soldier in war.

The painkiller’s a fucking soul survivor,

Holding me up when the world’s on fire.

The painkiller’s a fucking soul survivor,

Keeps me alive in the dark, no choir.

Knuckles raw from fighting the mirrors,

The truth hits hard but never gets clearer.

Empty bottles like ghosts, they pile and sneer,

Painkiller’s my armor, but the cost severe.

Tears don’t fall, they just boil and fade,

Every scar I wear is a debt unpaid.

Soul survivor, but at what damn price?

Trading tomorrow just to live through the night.

Is this love or a curse I can’t shake?

Every dose a promise, every breath a mistake.

It’s me and the pill, till death do we part,

But the painkiller’s poison, and it’s eating my heart.