First things first, can we get shit straight?
I've been alone since you left me in your wake
I've been alone to reflect on my mistakes
I've been alone since, when
When you offered me your forgiveness
I was beggin' you not to breathe in
Tried to yell at you from a distance
Could you tell when you let me sleep in?
Put my feet on the floor
Over each, every board
Heard a creak, turnin' weak
Turn the heat up some more
It was spreading, you said, "It's the house settling
Nothing, nothing, a howl in the wind"
Rationalize me away if it helps
Home, sweet home, I can't stay nowhere else
I coddled up in a vase on the shelf
Ashes, ashes, a place to myself
Anything
Give me anything
Can't let you be
House settling
Cracks in the wall (mm)
Frames that hide it all (mm)
Dents in the rug (mm)
Aging cytosol (mm)
Breathe in the air (mm)
Facin' my withdrawals (mm)
Taken by a god (mm)
Breakin' my alarms
Dead to me
Dead to me
Let you breathe
House settling
Lock out the pity, you been dizzy, you been tired
You been busy, keep yourself busy, let the paint dry
I feel guilty, I feel guilty, I can't say why
Would you see through the CO? Breaks my heart
But I'll give it a try
Dead to me!
(What else am I supposed to do?)
Dead to me!
(Didn't want to cause pain to you)
Let you breathe!
(Just to make my presence known)
House settling!
(Until it's set in stone)
No, you can't see me, but when you smell me
We goin' off on a deep sleep
When you inhale me, no, you won't feel me
We-we goin' down six feet
Creak, creak, through the crack in the walls
Was never there when you called
Now you trapped in that fog
Now you're trapped in that fog
Ain't tryna gas you out, but, right now, that's what's happenin' (what's happenin')
No cappin'
Fresh off the stove, it's all over, now, it's closed caskets
You dead to me, so rest in peace
When you run into a nigga like me (like me)
Make it real hard to breathe
Now, you're stuck and can't leave
Can't touch or feel me, but when you're near me
Dry out your chest and your eyes get teary
Say your peace, say no more grief
It's over now, your soul will sleep
No more pain, don't hurt no more
You lost everything you working for
But life goes on, not just with you
Life goes on, not just with you
I'm the air you breathe, can't get away from me
Kill everything, no place for me
Said no one's safe, when I touch your face
I'ma leave it cold, just how it go
You're dead to me, just go to sleep
You're dead to me, say R.I.P
You're dead to me, just go to sleep
You're dead to me, say R.I.P
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Can't let you be
House settling