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Forty-three candles, wax drip on the mantle

Life's a gamble, dice hit, snake eyes scramble

Ghost in the hallway, shadows start to mumble

Mirror crack whispers, my mind begins to crumble

Numbers on my wrist, time tickin', ain't waitin'

Dreams in a vault, locked up, frustration

Eyes on the sky, constellations keep changin'

Truth in the dark, but the lies keep blazin'

Forty-three reasons, I can't sleep at night

Forty-three demons, all tryna start a fight

Forty-three scars that I wear like ice

Forty-three lifetimes, rollin' these dice

Voices in the vents, bassline hums danger

Breath in the fog, each gasp feels stranger

City on my back, weight crush like anchors

Steppin' on dreams, my soul’s no savior

Code on the walls, binary encryptions

Truth in the lies, a glitch in the system

Static in my head, my thoughts keep skippin'

Forty-three steps, and the edge keeps slippin'

Neon lights flicker, pulse beats slower

Echo in the void, my world tips over

Forty-three echoes, each one colder

Time won’t stop, but I’m feelin' older