Shadows In Ink

sitting here with smoke filled lungs taking shots of ol number seven to the face trying to write a song, trying to escape,ink flows like whiskey shots from a half empty pessimistic bottle over flowin with what if's an why's

Mind trapped in shadows in ink ,got a heart that's risky.an a soul that never sleeps

Thoughts like phantoms,lurking in the dark,

Trying to find solace in ever line I write,it’s tearing me apart.

Every line I write,feels like a heavy burden.

Searching for the light,all I find is hurting.

I pen these words,trying to break the chains,

Screaming in silence,drowning in the rains.

echoes linger, haunting my tracks

While I'm searching for freedom just to get my life back.

trapped in a corner,thoughts start to flow,

With every hit off this blunt,my shadows grow

Whiskey whispers secrets that I can’t unwind,

the past grips me tightly,it won’t let me bind

Lost in memories that won’t let me be,

I cry out with these notes, letting go of doubt,

Clutching on to the rhythm,stuck in the rhyme trying to break out,

With every stroke, I’m trying to reclaim my soul,

Leaving behind the shadows, trying to take control,lost in shadows in ink

I scribble my sins on this crumpled page,

With each line I write,I can’t escape this cage,

Heartbeats echo truths I wish I could break free

the ink bleeds my pain,won't let me rest,I’m wide awake.dancing in shadows an ink

Every drop of whiskey tells me to fight,ever puff,puff pass back to my self cries out "inhale hold on tight," exhale let go with all your mite "leave the darkness of your yesterdays go," Boy!,walk the line into the light, " hold on tight an let go with all of your mite,"

I cry out with these notes,letting go of doubt

Clutching on to the rhythm,stuck in the rhyme trying to break out of shadows an ink

With every stroke,trying to reclaim my soul

Leaving behind the shadows,trying to take control.trying to rise from this darkness,let the past decay

With ink in my veins,I’ll find my own way out from shadows in ink

With a blunt rolled tight,an a fading memory,

These bottles on my desk,they don’t bring serenity

Pages filled with pain,stories unsaid,

Wishing for a way to escape the dread.

In this dirty south,hope feels like a game,love ain't always what it seems to be,in shadows in ink you don't know what youv got until it's gone it seems to be

the scars on my soul always whisper to me they call my name.

I pen these words trying to break the chains

Screaming in silence,drowning in the rains.

echoes linger,haunting my tracks

While I'm searching for freedom,just to get my life back.I'm pushing through the night,writing through the strife.stuck in the rhythm lost in the rhyme

setting here trying to write a song with smoke filled lungs taking shots of ol number seven to the face, trying to escape,I pen my words on a crumpled page dancing in the dark with shadows in ink,trying to escape,surchin for a light all I'm finding is hurting trying to write a song,trying to escape shadows in ink