cigarette glow

Been a minute since the needle hit the low

Dirty money stacked, chasing highs, it’s a cycle

She’s chasing dreamers, falling for a type of idol

Sunday nights, headphones blasting her favorite track

Counting all her doubts, tryna get her life back

Teenage scars and insecurities piling

She learned quick, but some lessons sting wilding

Finding comfort in the green, tricking her mind

Sipping through the pain, trying to leave it behind

Brighter days feel distant, like they’ll never show

But she’s searching for hope in the spaces she knows

Her eyes see a bigger picture, bigger plan in motion

Trying to navigate life’s tides like the ocean

I told her, "Look, no one’s perfect, no one’s clean"

But some truths are harder than they seem

Found lost in the river, reaching for a hand

Life slipping away like grains of sand

We’ll be alright

Just send your vibes to the sky

I give it all, yeah

Put it all in your own hands

Reality check, world’s a harsh place

Filled with loopholes, lies, and empty space

You want truth? No sugarcoat here

All the waiting won’t make it clear

Kids getting hurt, streets full of strife

Systems built to profit off pain and life

Leaders play games, history repeats

People losing hope while the rich take seats

Life ain’t easy, vision can be blurred

Loved ones falling, voices unheard

Blocks locked down, bullets in the night

The middle class fading, lost in plain sight

So don’t ask me to place faith in illusions

We’re here on our own, making our own conclusions

Every choice matters, every move counts

Life ain’t given, it’s what you mount

Not everything we see is random or fate

We carve our own path before it’s too late

We’ll be alright

Just send your vibes to the sky

I give it all, yeah

Put it all in your own hands