[Style:]
[Emotional pop-rap / alt-hip-hop]
[Slow, moody beat with distant piano, soft synths, and a hollow reverb — like standing in a burned house with ashes floating around you.]
[Verse 1]
Woke up in the wreckage,
Walls still breathing heat,
Everything I loved is just a memory underneath
All these old emotions buried deep inside the floor
I said I closed that chapter but it’s knocking at the door
I see shadows in the corners when I turn on the light
Like the past never left, it just learned how to hide
I packed up the pain, but it followed me home
Guess trauma don’t respect when you leave it alone
I told myself I’m stronger, told myself I’m fine
But my chest still feels heavy when I think about time
Yeah the fire went out, but I still smell the smoke
And it’s hard to breathe when you’re scared you might choke
[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t wanna go back,
But I don’t feel gone
I moved on from the fire,
But it still lives in my lungs
[Chorus]
The smoke’s still in the air,
Even though the flames are gone
I’m standing in the quiet
Where my fear used to belong
I’m trying not to stare
At the ruins of my soul
I survived the burning
But I’m still feelin’ the smoke
The smoke’s still in the air
Every breath I take reminds
Me of who I used to be
And the ghosts I left behind
I don’t live in that fire
But it still knows my name
Yeah I made it out alive
But I’m not the same
[Verse 2]
I’m doing better now, but better’s not healed
Still flinch when I feel what I used to feel
Still second-guess love, still question trust
Still scared that my joy’s just a setup for loss
I laugh with my friends but I drift when I’m quiet
My mind starts a war and I don’t know who’s riot
All these “what ifs” keep crowding my head
Like the old me’s still alive even though he’s dead
I got faith in my heart, but fear in my veins
I’m tryna walk forward while dragging these chains
I don’t wanna be broken, I don’t wanna be cold
But it’s hard to be brave when you’re haunted by old
[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t wanna go back
But I still feel near
Every step that I take
Got me lookin’ in the rear
[Chorus]
The smoke’s still in the air,
Even though the flames are gone
I’m standing in the quiet
Where my fear used to belong
I’m trying not to stare
At the ruins of my soul
I survived the burning
But I’m still feelin’ the smoke
The smoke’s still in the air
Every breath feels bittersweet
I escaped my yesterday
But it still walks with me
I don’t live in that fire
But it still knows my pain
Yeah I made it out alive
But I’m not the same
[Bridge]
Maybe healing isn’t clean
Maybe scars don’t fade
Maybe freedom just means
You’re not stuck in the flame
Maybe growth is just learning
How to breathe through the ache
Maybe hope is a spark
That the smoke can’t erase
[Final Chorus]
The smoke’s still in the air
But I’m still standing here
Not a victim of the fire
Not a prisoner of fear
I don’t know who I’ll be
But I know who I’m not
I’m not trapped in that wreckage
I’m just walking through the fog…
Breathing it in
ELIROBB