Into Dust

In the shadow of your laugh, there's a truth that breaks
A glimmer of the person that the poison overtakes
Through the haze of the highs, I see the lows
The one I knew, now a stranger, a tale of woes
You dance with the devil under the neon lights
Each pill, each shot, another fall in the nights
I scream into the void, but it swallows the sound
Helplessly watching you as you're going down

I'm watching you disappear, bit by bit, into dust
Your eyes losing the war, your dreams begin to rust
The monster inside you tearing out the trust
I'm watching you disappear, and it's tearing me up

I remember the laughter, now it's silent screams
The future we dreamed of, now shattered dreams
You're a highwire act in a circus that's bleak
A parody of control, when inside, you're weak
Snake eyes in the gamble, every roll of the dice
Your demons deal the cards, and they don't play nice
The needle, the damage, a soul condemned
A battle with shadows, will it ever end?

I'm watching you disappear, bit by bit, into dust
Your secrets keep you sick, in the lies, you trust
The monster inside you tearing out the trust
I'm watching you disappear, and it's tearing me up

Tell me how you want to feel, don't keep it from me
I'd tear out the addiction, set your spirit free
But the chains you wear, only you can break
I'm standing by you, no matter how long it'll take
It's a cruel parody, the person I see now
Just a shadow, a husk, to the drug, you bow
I'm here in the trenches, as you battle the night
Holding on to the belief, you'll find the light

I'm watching you disappear, bit by bit, into dust
Your eyes losing the war, your dreams begin to rust
The monster inside you tearing out the trust
I'm watching you disappear, and it's tearing me up

In the wreckage and the ruin, there's still a spark of you