[Intro]
Smoke in my lungs, ashes on my tongue
Paper mill's burning, just like everything I've done
Sirens wailing in the distance, but I'm already numb
Another fallen soldier, another battle lost and won
[Verse 1]
Found him cold in December, needle still in his arm
Factory floor became a morgue, hit me like a bomb
Trying to process the image but my mind's gone blank
Erik was my brother man, now he's just another rank
In this f*cked up system where we're all disposable
Dreams get crushed between the gears, yeah it's noticeable
Working class heroes dying slow, nobody gives a f*ck
Until they find another body, then it's "tough luck"
[Chorus]
Watch it burn, let it all turn to dust
These walls held our secrets, now they're covered in rust
(Erik's ghost still haunts these halls)
Watch it burn, till there's nothing but trust
Between me and my demons, cause that's all that I got
[Verse 2]
Sixteen was too young to see what I saw that day
But the streets don't care about age, that's just what they say
Been carrying this weight since 2016
Every time I close my eyes, that's all I can see
They say be hard, stay tough, never show the pain
But f*ck that shit, I'm drowning in this acid rain
Of memories and moments that we'll never get back
Factory's demolition is the perfect backdrop
[Bridge]
Sometimes I hear his laughter in the broken machines
Sometimes I see his shadow in between the scenes
Of this horror movie that became my life
Cut deep like a rusty factory knife
[Verse 3]
System failed us both, left us here to rot
In this concrete jungle where dreams get shot
But I'm still standing, though barely alive
Through the flames and ashes, somehow I survive
Erik's story ain't finished, it lives through me
Each bar I spit is his legacy
In this burning mill, I found my truth
Pain turns to power when you got nothing to lose
[Outro]
Let it burn till there's nothing left to see
From these ashes, what's left is just me
Watch the paper mill fall, brick by brick
Like the walls I built up, now they're making me sick