Methamphetamine Mystery

Prelude

Shadowed hallway, feet shuffle slow

Every night colder than the one before

Window’s painted with the ghost of my hand

I’m waiting for morning I can’t withstand

Rain stains the ceiling, time dripping thin

Fear makes a habit of crawling in

Face in the glass, lines never mend

Fall into patterns I can’t defend

Intro

Low lamp swings above my head

talking to myself in the mirror again

Words slip silent, settle on my tongue

grey sun rising where hope should've sprung

Cracked cup sits cooling on the nightstand

empty promises carved into my hand

If I close my eyes, if I disappear

Would anyone notice the skin or the fear

Verse 1

Fingers stained, brown bottle by my side

Melting moments, time slips as I hide

Old photos, torn letters

Flicker, fade out, the laughter

Motel light, suitcase open, shoes on the floor

Running memories, they tap at my door

Lost track of the hours

Tongue tasting bitter powder

Chorus

Tell me, where does the daylight go

When rivers turn to smoke

I keep searching shadows, pretending I know

This methamphetamine mystery, I can't let go

Tell me, tell me, where does it go

Verse 2

Restless rain, rapping against a cracked pane

Wake up wishing for the words to remain

Same two questions

Same rough hands

Missing pieces caught in old ceiling fans

I remember your voice

I forgot my own name

Cut by the truth, weighed down by shame

Shirt pulled over pale eyes

Wide awake, counting white lies

Chorus

Tell me, where does the daylight go

When rivers turn to smoke

I keep searching shadows, pretending I know

This methamphetamine mystery, I can't let go

Tell me, tell me, where does it go

Bridge

Empty highways, haunted horizons

Wishes wasted on one more fix

I trace initials in the dust on the dashboard

I was someone you used to miss

Verse 3

Morning’s gone, cold sun just stares

Teeth grind truth out, I’m caught unaware

Another window, broken breath

Try to remember what friendship meant

One word at a time, the world spins wild

Real answers hide behind a shattered smile

Chorus

Tell me, where does the daylight go

When rivers turn to smoke

I keep searching shadows, pretending I know

This methamphetamine mystery, I can't let go

Tell me, tell me, where does it go

Outro

Long roads, far town, headlights behind me

Somewhere I left you, somewhere I’ll find me

Mystery deepens, storm’s rolling slow

Methamphetamine mystery, I still don’t

Guitar Solo

Bridge 2

The clock face is melting away

Tomorrow's just a debt I can't pay

Glass on the table, a heart made of lead

Chasing the ghosts living inside my head

I’m running on nothing but air

Looking for pieces that aren't even there

Chorus

Tell me, where does the daylight go

When rivers turn to smoke

I keep searching shadows, pretending I know

This methamphetamine mystery, I can't let go

Tell me, tell me, where does it go

Outro

Just a flicker in the rearview glass

Watching every single season pass

Gone like the winter, thin like the haze

Lost in the tangle of these jagged days

I still don't know

No, I still don't know

(Where does it go)

(Where does it go)

End

Coda

Shadows lengthen, my hands can’t hold

Fractured futures I’ll never be told

One last echo down a hallway of doubt

Fading footsteps no one calls out

Moon slips quiet behind the cloud’s skin

Counting regrets, tallying sin

Ashes and hours burn slow

Methamphetamine mystery, nowhere to go

Soft as a secret, the dark settles in

Will I ever remember who I’ve been

Whisperless silence, closing my eyes

If I wake tomorrow, will I recognize

This methamphetamine mystery

Still unwise

Still unwise