Empty Cups

Intro

(Sound of a lighter flicking, smoke exhaling... a sad piano melody with heavy delay) Yeah...

They say blood makes you related, but loyalty makes you family.

And today I realized I’m walking this path alone.

No grudges here, just lessons learned.

Listen...

Chorus

We toasted with glasses that were already empty,

You swore you were loyal, but it was all plenty of lies.

Now those who hate me are standing in my line,

Eating at my table, waiting for my life to decline.

I closed my circle, no more strangers allowed,

I’d rather be lonely than lost in your crowd.

The cold in my chest, it won't go away,

Betrayal hurts most when it comes from your "day ones."

Verse 1

I remember back when we didn’t have a cent,

You were right there, or that’s what I thought it meant.

But as soon as the sky started turning to grey,

You were the first one to walk the other way.

It hurts to see how interest changes a face,

Yesterday we were brothers, today there's no trace.

Don’t talk to me about codes, don’t talk about honor,

The one who knows you best is the one who leaves you a goner.

(Lower voice) And now you’re calling ‘cause you see the glow,

But there’s no room in my pockets for you no more.

Bridge (Beat stops, only a deep sub-bass remains) It’s not that I changed, it’s that I opened my eyes.

Picked up my pieces, saw through the disguise.

You can’t fool me now, I’ve seen through the mask,

Go run with them, don't come back—don't even ask.

Outro

I don't expect anything from anyone anymore.

Loyalty over royalty... but money never stabs your back.

Pain Trap.

(Fade out with distorted electric guitar notes)