Standoff Weight

[Intro] Smoke on the street, sirens in the distance, heartbeat loud Hunched shadows whisper debts you can’t repay aloud [Verse 1] Cold glass, cold glare, the clock forgets to breathe Feet freeze on cracked pavement, promises like leaves Every breath is a risk you wear on your sleeve Anger in the throat, a choke you can’t believe [Pre-Chorus] We count the trembles in the streetlight’s glare We name the names we fear to say aloud, we swear [Chorus] In this standoff, time stretches thin and tight Anger fuels the glare, fear drinks the night Weight of choices heavy as the concrete ground Stand still or break—the echoes circle round [Verse 2] Sirens fade to whispers, trust frays at the seam Conversations crumble into shards of a broken dream Consequence hangs like a raincloud over the scene We measure what we want and what we can’t redeem [Pre-Chorus] The air tastes like rust and thunder in the bones We tally scars and the names we’ll never own [Chorus] In this standoff, time stretches thin and tight Anger fuels the glare, fear drinks the night Weight of choices heavy as the concrete ground Stand still or break— the echoes circle round [Bridge] One breath could tilt the balance, one word could change the page We’re writing on the margins of a weathered city’s cage [Chorus] In this standoff, time stretches thin and tight Anger fuels the glare, fear drinks the night Weight of choices heavy as the concrete ground Stand still or break— the echoes circle round [Outro] The street exhales, and silence weighs the same as fear You step back from the edge, keep the hard line clear