The Weight

Black metal/ Death metal/ West Coast soul

Verse 1
This day was so far and now it's so close,
I'm dragging its weight through the hours alone.
And nothing is safe and nothing is real,
I thought I would know how to live and to feel.

Your lipstick left a mark on my mind,
A trace of a moment I can’t leave behind.
Your hair, black as the night, falls across your face,
And one look of your eyes makes my heartbeat lose pace.

Pre-Chorus
I try to think of something else,
I can't concentrate, I'm losing control.
Among the spiralling lightless ways
There's one that leads to my soul.

Chorus
Again in my thoughts when the daylight dies,
In every breath, in shadows and cries.
Your name's on repeat through the weight of the years,
Through all of my anger, through all of my fears.

When you looked at me, everything stopped —
My heart missed a beat, and my whole world dropped.
Don’t know if love can save what is left,
But I know you’re where my thoughts will be kept.

Verse 2
The night keeps demanding what I can't give,
A reason to live, to laugh, to succeed.
I try to talk, but the words die instead,
And you're just smiling inside of my head.

Your lips give a sweetness I can’t understand,
Your eyes leave me helpless, with a cold in my hands.
I wonder if love is a place or a chain,
If holding you close means accepting the pain.

Pre-Chorus
I try to think of something else,
I can't concentrate, I'm losing control.
Among the spiralling lightless ways
There's one that leads to my soul.

Chorus
Again in my thoughts when the daylight dies,
In every breath, in shadows and cries.
Your name's on repeat through the weight of the years,
Through all of my anger, through all of my fears.

When you looked at me, everything stopped —
My heart missed a beat, and my whole world dropped.
Don’t know if love can save what is left,
But I know you’re where my thoughts will be kept.

Bridge
What is a life if it’s broken in pieces?
What is a heart when it never releases?
I fight with the hours, dying with time,
Still every thought of you is breaking my mind.

Pre-Chorus
I try to think of something else,
I can't concentrate, I'm losing control.
Among the spiralling lightless ways
There's one that leads to my soul.

Chorus
Again in my thoughts when the daylight dies,
In every breath, in shadows and cries.
Your name's on repeat through the weight of the years,
Through all of my anger, through all of my fears.

When you looked at me, everything stopped —
My heart missed a beat, and my whole world dropped.
Don’t know if love can save what is left,
But I know you’re where my thoughts will be kept.

Outro
Still, I think of you.
Still, I think of you.