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I used to hold you in my arms, your little hand in mine

Promised I’d protect you, but I broke that every time

A needle kissed my skin again, just to numb the shame

Each high I chased was further down the drain

I swore I’d get clean, Lord knows I tried

But the demons in my bloodstream never said goodbye

I missed your birthdays, missed your tears

Watched my soul erode for years

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Now I’m lying cold beneath this ground

A father lost, a man who drowned

In poison veins and shattered dreams

Too blind to hear your silent screams

This ain’t redemption, this is fate

This song’s my ghost—one last mistake

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I saw the way you looked at me, like I was already gone

You packed your bags at seventeen, said “Dad, I can’t hold on”

I lied and said I’d change, but lies come easy when you’re sick

The truth is dope don’t love you back—it only makes you pick

Between your kid and your next hit, and somehow, I chose wrong

I traded lullabies and love for the silence in this song

I wasn’t there to see you cry

Or walk away that final time

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Now I’m lying cold beneath this ground

A father lost, a man who drowned

In poison veins and shattered dreams

Too blind to hear your silent screams

This ain’t redemption, this is fate

This song’s my ghost—one last mistake

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I died alone on a bathroom floor

My lips were blue, my spirit sore

Clutchin’ a picture of your face

God, I begged for one more day

But death don’t bargain, it just takes—

It don’t wait for your heart to break

I pissed away the man you knew

And all I left behind… was you

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I saw the light—too late to run

The last hit stole the rising sun

My fingers numb, my heart gave in

And all I heard was silence where your laughter had been

God, if you’re listening, just let him know

I loved him… I just didn’t know how to show

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Now I’m lying cold beneath this ground

A father lost, a man who drowned

In poison veins and shattered dreams

Too blind to hear your silent screams

No second chance, no clean escape

Just a memory now… and one last mistake

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I’m sorry, son… I hope you break the chain.