Harmonic Silhouette - Basement Blues Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Basement walls closing in, saxophone screams
Through concrete and steel, chasing my dreams
Needle marks and brass, scattered on the floor
While upstairs life moves on, I'm keeping score
Every note bleeds truth that I can't deny
Papa's records spin, teaching me why

[Chorus]
Down here in the dark, where demons play
Jazz becomes the prayer I need to say
Superintendent knows, but lets me stay
'Cause broken souls need space to find their way

[Verse 2]
Newark's finest taught me how to breathe
Through borrowed reeds and secondhand grief
Grandfather's vinyl whispers from the shelf
"Boy, this music's gonna save yourself"
Vanessa found me sprawled upon these stairs
Eyes rolled back to God, too numb to care

[Bridge]
The horse was riding hard that night
But bebop brought me back to light
Latin rhythms cut the pain
Like summer thunder washing rain
These basement walls have seen it all
The rise, the fix, the fall

[Verse 3]
Now every junkie ghost that haunts this room
Watches as I dance between the gloom
Playing through the chaos in my veins
Till beauty bleeds from all this f*cking pain
Each note's a step away from yesterday
Each measure shows another way to stay

[Outro]
Down here where the truth ain't pretty
But the music makes me free
In this concrete sanctuary
Jazz is saving me