Silver-Gray Boundaries

Verse 1 Room light hangs low like a tired halo Headphones tight, let the storm talk solo Rain stitches runes on my window frame I don’t trust smiles, they all sound the same I sleep with one eye open, the other on the door Past in my lungs like a cold ash roar I wrote my myth with a broken pen Ash-Sigil stamped where my heart has been Mirrors split me into quiet shards I don’t need friends, I need safeguards Phone stays dark, I don’t chase replies If you fade on me, I don’t ask why I hear my heartbeat counting the hours Empty feels heavy, like wet black flowers I’m here, but I’m gone in the same breath Wide awake, practicing life with death Hook 3AM rain on my windowpane Heart in a lock, I don't give keys away Ghost in my chat, I let silence explain Bass in my ribs, keep the wolves at bay I breathe in smoke, then I breathe out pain Mirror don't smile, but it know my name Boundaries drawn in a silver-gray Dawn come slow, and I still stay Verse 2 I lost a promise in the Night Ledger Thought it was gold, but it cut like a feather Words turn thin when the lights get rude I replay tones in a dark, subdued mood My mind runs laps in a locked-down maze Counting your pauses, decoding your gaze I hold my tongue till it tastes like rust Love feels sweet, then it crumbles to dust I blame my chest for wanting a hand Then blame your hands for not understanding Two truths fight in my throat, no peace “Stay soft” whispers, “stay sharp” says the beast I built a wall and I call it care Still I ache when the air feels bare I miss what I meant, not what you did So I breathe through it, quiet, lid by lid Hook 3AM rain on my windowpane Heart in a lock, I don't give keys away Ghost in my chat, I let silence explain Bass in my ribs, keep the wolves at bay I breathe in smoke, then I breathe out pain Mirror don't smile, but it know my name Boundaries drawn in a silver-gray Dawn come slow, and I still stay Verse 3 Then I caught my face in the glass one night Not broken—just tired of the same fight Saw the old scar map, saw the old rules How I’ve been drowning in “maybe” pools I said, “Self, you aren’t a door anymore” “You’re a whole gate with an iron core” If you want me, come clean, come true Don’t bring smoke into my clear view My myth isn’t shame, it’s a crown of ash I turned pain into a quiet kind of cash Not money talk—more like inner pay The cost of peace that I choose each day I don’t need loud, I don’t need show My calm has teeth, but it moves real slow I set one line, then I set it twice And slept one minute like it was nice Hook 3AM rain on my windowpane Heart in a lock, I don't give keys away Ghost in my chat, I let silence explain Bass in my ribs, keep the wolves at bay I breathe in smoke, then I breathe out pain Mirror don't smile, but it know my name Boundaries drawn in a silver-gray Dawn come slow, and I still stay Verse 4 Now dawn drips peach through the curtain seam I sip on silence like medicine steam I still get shaken when the past phone rings But I don’t pick up every trembling thing If you love me, love me steady—don’t vanish I’m not your hunger, I’m not your damage My heart is locked, yeah, but I still believe In slow, safe hands that don’t make me grieve I walk through rain like it knows my pace Shadow behind me, I don’t lose face I keep my smoke for the nights I choose Not for hiding—just easing bruises I speak in Hush-Code, clear and brief “This is my limit” is my relief I’m not fully healed, I’m not made of stone But pain don’t drive me—I steer my own Hook 3AM rain on my windowpane Heart in a lock, I don't give keys away Ghost in my chat, I let silence explain Bass in my ribs, keep the wolves at bay I breathe in smoke, then I breathe out pain Mirror don't smile, but it know my name Boundaries drawn in a silver-gray Dawn come slow, and I still stay 3AM rain on my windowpane Heart in a lock, I don't give keys away Ghost in my chat, I let silence explain Bass in my ribs, keep the wolves at bay I breathe in smoke, then I breathe out pain Mirror don't smile, but it know my name Boundaries drawn in a silver-gray Dawn come slow, and I still stay