Now You See Me

[Verse 1]
Dust in the attic
August heat
Cut-up knees
Found it behind the boxes
Frame cracked
Glass like a sea
We laughed in the shadows
Dared each other to step inside
You said
"Bet you won't do it"
I smiled and crossed that line
[Chorus]
Now you see me
Now you don't
I fade a little further
Every joke
Every "won't"
Pull me under
Leave a mark
It's easy disappearing
But it's hell to get back from the dark
[Verse 2]
First time
Just a flicker
Hand gone
Then it came back slow
Second time
Whole shoulder
Felt cold
Like it scraped my bones
We kept counting seconds
Pushing luck like quarters in a slot
You shouted
"Go a little longer!"
The room spun
Then I dropped
[Chorus]
Now you see me
Now you don't
I fade a little further
Every dare
Every "won't"
Pull me under
Leave a mark
It's easy disappearing
But it's hell to get back from the dark
[Bridge]
I heard you calling my name (so faint)
Through a hallway made of glass
Every step I took toward you
Dragged me ten steps further back
Your faces turned to smudges
My fingers slipped right through my skin
You cried
"Come on
Just one more time!"
But I was paper in the wind (oh-oh)
[Chorus]
Now you see me
Now you don't
I fade a little further
Every dare
Every "won't"
Pull me under
Leave a mark
It's easy disappearing
But it's hell to get back from the dark
[Outro]
Back in the attic
You stare where I used to stand
You see your own reflection
And reach out your shaking hand
Now you see me
In your eyes
One more second
You could vanish too
This time

rock, Crunchy 90s alt-rock guitars, mid-tempo groove, male vocals with a ragged edge. Verses sit lower and story-driven over tight bass and roomy drums; chorus explodes wide with doubled vocals and open chords. Bridge pulls the band back to half-time with eerie feedback swells, then slams into a final, shout-along hook.