[Verse 1] White halls, dim bulbs hum in a coded tone Numbers blink, Morse stitched in a metronome Thin threads tether hope to a fragile frame Each breath borrowed time with a different name Ink in my veins, not blood, it’s a script rewrite Every drip mark ticking like a cryptic rite Cold chairs, chrome arms, I sit with the quiet storm Storm got a voice but it never forms Steps measured, tile lines like a chessboard grid Every move calculated, what’s left, what’s hid They say steady pace but the race got teeth Tryna bite every second I could keep beneath Smile still stitched though the seams might bend If the tape gets close, I’ll pretend it’s a friend [Chorus] If I reach that line, see a grin don’t fade Hands interlaced with the shade I made Steps in sync where the dusk begins If I’m leaving, I’m leaving with a win Hold my name in a breath, don’t break Even dusk got light it can’t take [Verse 2] Glass cups clink with a bitter brew Got a taste like truth that it filters through Maps on my skin where the rivers run But the current fights like it never done Mirrors don’t lie but they shift my shape Every glance show a different escape Clock hands spin but they drag their feet Like they scared of the edge where the ends might meet I been dancing with a shadow that don’t cast right Learnt its steps in the dead of night Short breaths cut sharp like a staccato drum Still I march like a war ain’t won Names on the wall but I don’t read mine I just trace each groove like a lifeline sign And if the door creak open, I don’t flinch or fold I just nod like I knew what it chose [Chorus] If I reach that line, see a grin don’t fade Hands interlaced with the shade I made Steps in sync where the dusk begins If I’m leaving, I’m leaving with a win Hold my name in a breath, don’t break Even dusk got light it can’t take [Bridge] Voice low, melody drip through the fractures Half sung prayers in between the chapters I been tracing constellations in the ceiling cracks Every star look back, never asking that If I slip, let it be in a graceful lean Not a fall, more a fold in a painted scene Let the echo sing what I couldn’t say In a tone that don’t fade when I drift away [Chorus] If I reach that line, see a grin don’t fade Hands interlaced with the shade I made Steps in sync where the dusk begins If I’m leaving, I’m leaving with a win Hold my name in a breath, don’t break Even dusk got light it can’t take [Outro] No alarms when the curtain descend Just a hush like a note at the end If the dark got a door, I’ll step in calm With a quiet smile and an open palm