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[Intro]
Cold floor, thin mattress, counting every crack
Time drags one foot behind me, never brings it back
[Verse 1]
When you’re behind bars, minutes lose their shape
Morning wears the same gray face as night at the gate
My mind runs circles till the corners disappear
I hear a key turn once, then it rings inside my ear
Everybody talks soft, but I measure every breath
A handshake hides a blade, a promise wears a mask
I keep my back against the wall, my eyes across the room
One wrong look, one loose word, and the air changes tune
[Pre-Chorus]
They say the world keeps moving, I can feel it through the stone
Cars pass somewhere beyond me, but I’m locked inside my skull
[Chorus]
Nothing but the circle inside my head
Watch your back, watch your back, that’s what they said
Fake words fall flat when the door slams shut
You go in as a person, come out with something rough
Nothing but the circle, nowhere to run
Counting every second till the counting comes undone
Outside keeps turning, leaving me behind
Bars around my body, bars around my mind
[Verse 2]
I learned the quiet has a language, learned the pipes can testify
Learned a smile can mean a warning, learned a friend can sell a lie
Names fade into numbers, birthdays pass without a sound
You build a little kingdom from the scraps they leave around
I used to fear the monster, now I know him by his walk
He waits beneath the anger, he wakes up when they talk
No halo in the window, no clean road in sight
Just a pulse beneath my knuckles and a ceiling every night
[Bridge]
If I make it past the gate, will I recognize the sun?
Will the open road feel honest, or just wider when I run?
I keep one piece of mercy where the cold can’t reach it yet
But every day behind these bars adds weight around my neck
[Chorus]
Nothing but the circle inside my head
Watch your back, watch your back, that’s what they said
Fake words fall flat when the door slams shut
You go in as a person, come out with something rough
Nothing but the circle, nowhere to run
Counting every second till the counting comes undone
Outside keeps turning, leaving me behind
Bars around my body, bars around my mind
[Outro]
Time moves slow, but the world won’t wait
I’m still at the door with a hand on the gate
If I walk out whole, it won’t be by chance
I’ll carry every warning in the way that I stand
Details
GeneratedSep 14, 2026
Duration3:25
LanguageEnglish
Style
dark cinematic trap rap, slow lurching half-time groove, minor-key piano fragments, deep distorted 808s, sparse metallic percussion, tense sub-bass swells, close dry male rap vocal with controlled menace, occasional doubled ad-libs, verses stripped and intimate, hook wider with heavier drums, grim modern mix with tight low end and restrained atmosphere
Credits
Prompt by
chrismichael331
chrismichael331ModelAria v6
Prompt
Time moves slow when you behind bars mind runs in circles you become a monster outside world still keeps moving nothing but serval inside head on a swivel watch your back fake words dark rap
