[Intro – soft, atmospheric]
(whispers layered)
Just five more minutes…
I’ll start in the morning…
It’s fine… I’m fine…
[Verse 1 – gentle build]
Alarm goes off, but I’m already awake
Mind running laps I didn’t ask it to take
Checklist growing like vines on the wall
But I scroll, scroll, scroll—ignore it all
Coffee gets cold, books still closed
Tell myself “focus,” but nobody knows
It’s like my brain’s got a mind of its own
And I’m stuck outside it, pacing alone
[Pre-Chorus – tension rising]
I swear I’ll start after this
Just one more thing, I won’t miss
But the hours slip like sand in my hands
And I don’t understand
[Chorus]
I’m caught in a haze I helped create
Trying to focus, but I’m running late
Light it to quiet the noise in my head
But it comes back louder instead
I say I’ll change, yeah I mean it this time
But the cycle repeats like a bad design
Clear for a moment, then drift away
I lose the whole day
[Drop – instrumental with vocal chops]
(Haze… haze… fade away…)
(Start now… now… now…)
[Verse 2]
Notes on the desk, highlighter lines
Anatomy terms I’ve read four times
But nothing sticks, it fades to grey
Like my thoughts are wrapped in a smoky haze
[Pre-Chorus]
I feel the pressure building up
Future’s heavy in my cup
Vet tech dreams, but what if I fail?
What if I’m not enough to prevail?
[Chorus – variation]
I say I’ll change, yeah I mean it this time
But the cycle repeats like a bad design
Clear for a moment, then drift away
I lose the whole day
[Bridge – stripped back]
I know what I want, I know what it takes
But I keep getting lost in the choices I make
Not lazy, just tangled, pulled every way
Trying to fight through the fog in my brain
[Final Chorus]
I’m caught in a haze but I’m still awake
Starting to see every move that I make
Maybe it’s messy, maybe it’s slow
But I don’t wanna stay here no more
I say I’ll change—maybe small, maybe late
But I won’t keep feeding the weight
One clear step, even if it’s delayed
I won’t fade away
[Outro – airy fade]
(soft echoes)
Just one step…
Cut through the haze…
Right now… not someday…
Arachnitech
