Third Hit

[Verse 1] First hit — ease in, whole room slow fade Second hit — colors shift, mind start to wade Third hit — now I’m driftin’ past the ceiling fan hum See my old self in the corner sayin’ “Look what you become” Echo of my father sayin’ “Boy, stay safe” Echo of my mother hummin’ grace on my face Thoughts loop like vinyl off a basement wall I hear all my fears whisper down the hall Moonlight slice through the smoke so clean Feel the weight of all the words I ain’t ever seen Time stretch thin, thoughts grow wide I’m alive in the moment where the shadows hide [Hook] Third hit take me past the noise and the plans Past the mirrors and the money in my hands Just me and the pulse of a thousand dreams Just me and the silence in between the seams [Verse 2] Tastes like childhood scars and tomorrow’s glow I see verses I ain’t wrote yet in the floor below Laugh with the ghosts, sip thoughts like tea All the masks fall off, just spirit and me Feel the love from the ones I let down back then Feel the rage from the nights I ain’t let love in Third hit open doors that the day won’t show I see my own eyes blink slow in the window glow Name don’t matter, fame don’t weigh All that counts is the breath I take today I’m the same lost kid with a grown man skin Just tryna find peace in the haze I’m in [Hook] Third hit take me past the noise and the plans Past the mirrors and the money in my hands Just me and the pulse of a thousand dreams Just me and the silence in between the seams [Bridge] Some truths only talk when the world go mute Some love only blooms when the mind takes root Third hit ain’t escape — it’s a door unlocked Where the soul sit still and the heart just talk [Verse 3] Third hit show me all the love I still hold Every dawn I ain’t miss, every dream ain’t cold Found peace in the smoke, found light in the sway I ain’t lost in the fog — I’m just findin’ my way [Hook – Final] Third hit take me past the noise and the plans Past the mirrors and the money in my hands Just me and the pulse of a thousand dreams Just me and the silence in between the seams [Outro] Third hit… third hit… just breathe…