[Intro]
Jaw clenched
Eyes dry
Burnt bridge
Black sky
[Verse 1]
Text from my mom, let it ring out
Brother on the porch, let him fade out
You at the door in my old shirt
I’m in the mirror like, “who’s hurt?” (who’s hurt?)
Pills on the counter like confession
Lines on the table like a lesson
I keep asking all my demons for directions
They keep laughing, point me deeper to obsession
[Pre-Chorus]
Every promise that I’ve broken
Every warning that I’ve tried
Is a tombstone in my throat now
But I still wanna fly
[Chorus]
I’m chasing the next high
Till it buries me alive
Let the smoke fill up my lungs
Till I can’t hear you cry
Yeah, I’m trading every face
For the poison in my veins
If I gotta choose you or the sky
I’ll choose the next high (next high, next high)
[Verse 2]
New city, same crack in the ceiling
Same hole in my chest I’m filling
New names in my phone I’m ghosting
Same nightmares, same cold skin
You said, “Baby, this path has an ending”
I said, “Yeah, and I’m already sprinting”
I ain’t running from the pain, I’m addicted to it
I’d burn the whole world, just to get through it
[Pre-Chorus]
Every picture that I’m hiding
Every message left on read
Is a graveyard in my pocket
For the ones who begged and bled
[Chorus]
I’m chasing the next high
Till it buries me alive
Let the smoke fill up my lungs
Till I can’t hear you cry
Yeah, I’m trading every face
For the poison in my veins
If I gotta choose you or the sky
I’ll choose the next high (next high, next high)
[Bridge]
[Music drops to bass and drums, vocal half-whispered then building]
Can’t call back now, I cut that line
You said “slow down,” I pressed rewind
On every fight, every tear in your eyes
Then I slam fast-forward to the climb, to the climb
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar solo screaming over sliding 808s and pounding drums]
[Chorus]
I’m chasing the next high
Let it scrape me from inside
Hear you begging in my head
But your voice don’t stop the ride
Yeah, I’m losing every name
But I still light up the flame
If I gotta choose love or the sky
I’ll choose the next high (next high)
(next high, next high) (hey!)
I’ll choose the next high