[Verse 1]
Newsfeed screaming through the cracked phone glass
Bomb smoke blooming on a plastic map
They sell fear like it’s a weekend sale
Then smile wide for the campaign trail
Kids learn dances in their bedroom screens
Perfect teeth
Perfect little routines
While someone’s brother disappears at night
Name tagged only in a hashtag line
[Chorus]
Life is short
Short fuse
Short breath
We waste days
Playing roulette with death
They dress it up
In flags and cheap pride
But we both know
They’re terrified inside
Life is short
So why’s it feel this long?
If this is all we get
I’m gonna prove them wrong (hey!)
[Verse 2]
Old men gamble with a young girl’s sky
Trade her sunrise for an alibi
Every promise tastes like bitter ink
Every “trust me” pushes you to drink
Your mom says “pray” and your dad says “work”
Your boss says “thanks” while he twists the hurt
You laugh loud just to drown that thought:
What if this is all we ever got?
[Chorus]
Life is short
Short fuse
Short breath
We waste days
Playing roulette with death
They dress it up
In flags and cheap pride
But we both know
They’re terrified inside
Life is short
So why’s it feel this long?
If this is all we get
I’m gonna prove them wrong
[Bridge]
So take my hand
One small spark
We’ll write our names
Across this dark
If truth is banned
We’ll hum it low (oh)
If hope’s a crime
Then let’s go
[Chorus]
Life is short
Short fuse
Short breath
We waste days
Playing roulette with death
They cash our pain
Like it’s their birthright
I won’t go quiet
I’ll burn out bright
Life is short
Say it till it cuts through
If this is all we get
I’m spending it on you