Poisoned Dreams

Rusty fire escape whispers secrets under neon's glare Concrete lullaby, a dirge, replaying on a broken snare Dead stars paint the alley black, where graffiti bleeds its stain Another hit to numb the ache, a canvas painted with my pain Smokin' on temptation's ember, ash to ash, my eulogy Cadaver whispers in my ear, "This ain't life, just ecstasy" Razor gleam of neon teeth, city's pulse, a feverish thrum Dopamine symphony in veins, concrete jungle's bitter hum Lost in the maze, sirens wail, a desperate, mournful cry Broken walls tattooed with prayers, begging for a fading sky Skulls beneath the cobblestones, a million voices unheard This poisoned chalice, I drain it down, chasing visions absurd Streetlights bleed a sickly yellow, staining shadows where I hide Whispers turn to jagged glass, slice the truth I can't abide Crickets chirp a broken hymn, sirens sing a lullaby Every corner another ghost, another reason to die Fist clenched tight around the void, where hope used to take its stand Concrete tomb with iron bars, where angels come to brand Ticking clock, a morbid metronome, counting down till I decay Just another nameless casualty in this urban disarray Lost in the maze, sirens wail, a desperate, mournful cry Broken walls tattooed with prayers, begging for a fading sky Skulls beneath the cobblestones, a million voices unheard This poisoned chalice, I drain it down, chasing visions absurd Skeletal alleys reach for the moon, a pale and distant eye City's breath, a fetid kiss, whispers tales of endless sigh Asphalt veins pump with sin, concrete heart a fractured drum Lost in this urban purgatory, where angels never come Lost in the maze, sirens wail, a desperate, mournful cry Broken walls tattooed with prayers, begging for a fading sky Skulls beneath the cobblestones, a million voices unheard This poisoned chalice, I drain it down, chasing visions absurd Fade to black, the final track, city lights my closing scene Another soul consumed by night, just another what-could-have-been