3AM Ceiling

[Verse 1]
Phone glow on my face
Clock stuck at 3:08
Scrollin' through the same old pain
Like the feed might change my fate
Bedsprings squeak, not sleep
Thoughts run laps, I freeze
Heart’s loud in a quiet room
Every breath feels steep
I replay what I said
What I didn’t, what I broke
Tiny little choices
Turn to boulders in my throat
Curtains crack, no moon
Just my own regret in bloom
I could scream into this pillow
Still the silence fills the room
[Chorus]
Insomnia got me talkin' to the ceiling
Tell me, why you always lookin' back?
Every little scar keeps stickin' to the feelin'
I’m wide awake, drownin’ in the black
If I close my eyes, I see it all clearer
Worse than any nightmare on the screen
Insomnia got me fightin' with the mirror
Sleep left, but the sadness stayed with me
[Verse 2]
Loose threads on my sleeve
I pick ’em like I pick at wounds
Every “what if” that I weave
Turns this mattress to a tomb
Friends say, “Bro, you good?”
I laugh it off, change the subject
They don’t see the midnight movie
Of my own regrets in public
Mama called this week
I let it ring, then lied
Said I crashed out early
Truth is, I just cried
I keep writing verses
On these mental sticky notes
Til the ink runs out
And the doubt still floats (yeah)
[Chorus]
Insomnia got me talkin' to the ceiling
Tell me, why you always lookin' back?
Every little scar keeps stickin' to the feelin'
I’m wide awake, drownin’ in the black
If I close my eyes, I see it all clearer
Worse than any nightmare on the screen
Insomnia got me fightin' with the mirror
Sleep left, but the sadness stayed with me
[Bridge]
Maybe I’m afraid of peace (yeah)
Maybe I forgot the sound
Of a heartbeat slow
Not rushin' to the ground
If tomorrow never comes
Would I finally get some rest?
Or would I haunt my own old room
Same shadow on my chest (on my chest)
[Chorus]
Insomnia got me talkin' to the ceiling
Tell me, why you always lookin' back?
Every little scar keeps stickin' to the feelin'
I’m wide awake, drownin’ in the black
If I close my eyes, I see it all clearer
Worse than any nightmare on the screen
Insomnia got me fightin' with the mirror
Sleep left, but the sadness stayed with me

rap, Moody boom-bap with dusty piano loop, deep sub, and tight, close-mic’d male vocals. Verses stay intimate and confessional, drums laid-back but heavy; hook widens with filtered vocal doubles and airy pads. Subtle vinyl crackle and distant choir stabs creep in on the last chorus for a sinking-late-night feel., sad