Silhouettes in the Smoke

Silhouettes in the smoke, can't tell friend from ghost

Trust thin as the air when the city's this close

Movin' quiet through the night, just me and my notes

Every shadow got a story that it never once spoke

Ash tray full, mind heavier than lead

Tryna pain peace in a war zone thread

Dreams on the line like a call that's dead

Still I lace every verse like it's all I said

Eyes on the blind side, snakes in disguise

Smile in the light, but they prey in the skies

Lessons in loss, found truth in the cries

Saw love turn cold, and the warmest goodbyes

Blunts burn slow like time on parole

Talkin' to the past through a locked down soul

Mirror got a crack, still reflectin' my role

Tryna write scripture on a heart full of holes

Lost ones linger like the scent in a room

Pain plays chords in a delicate tune

This ain't just rap, it's survival in bloom

Catchin' ghosts in the bars like I'm sweeping a tomb

Smoke fades, but the message still floats

These words ain't mine, they belong to the ghosts

Every rhyme a candle for the ones we toast

Silhouettes in the smoke, the ones that meant most