Verse 1
Got a heart full of thunder, veins runnin’ with rain
Every step I take just drags another chain
Devil on my shoulder, whisperin’ my name
Says, “You ain’t been right, boy, since you learned the game”
Pre-Chorus
And I tried… yeah I tried to walk that line
But the dirt pulls harder every time
Chorus
I’m breathin’ in black smoke, chokin’ on truth
Every bad decision comes crawlin’ back to you
Got fire in my blood but it burns too slow
I’m a broken man singin’ them black smoke blues
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Verse 2
Midnight howlin’, whiskey on my breath
Dancin’ with the shadow of a slow, sweet death
Cross on the wall but it won’t save me now
I made my peace somewhere I don’t know how
Pre-Chorus
And I fell… yeah I fell way too deep
Now the ghosts don’t ever let me sleep
Chorus
I’m breathin’ in black smoke, chokin’ on truth
Every bad decision comes crawlin’ back to you
Got fire in my blood but it burns too slow
I’m a broken man singin’ them black smoke blues
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Bridge (Heavy, almost spoken / growled)
Ain’t no preacher gonna wash these sins
Ain’t no prayer gonna pull me in
I built this hell with my own two hands
Now I’m king of ashes in a wasted land
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Guitar Solo Section (long, bending notes, gritty tone)
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Final Chorus (bigger, louder)
I’m breathin’ in black smoke, chokin’ on truth
Every road I take leads me further from you
Got fire in my blood but it burns too cold
I’m a lost soul drownin’ in black smoke blues
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Outro
Yeah… the smoke rolls in… and it don’t roll out…