9mm Breakfasts

[Intro] [Verse 1] He wakes to shadows on the wall, A hollow laugh, a silent fall. Smiles stitched where threads won’t hold, A heart of lead in a chest of gold. Coffee cold, the news repeats, Another day his soul retreats. [Pre-Chorus] He whispers, "Can’t you see the cracks?" They turn away, no talk-backs. Echoes d***n in empty air, A silent plea no one will bear. [Chorus] Silent cries in a crowded room, A fading man, a looming doom. Nine millimeters, cold and plain, The only voice that knows his pain. They’ll say, "We never saw the signs," As the sun sets on his final lines. [Verse 2] Empty chairs at the diner booth, He scribbles truth but hides the proof. The world moves fast, he’s stuck in slow, A ghost in real life’s picture show. The weight of words he’ll never send, A broken clock, no time to mend. [Pre-Chorus] He dials numbers, static hums, Voicemails left to aching thumbs. A prayer drowned by passing cars, A life reduced to internal scars. [Chorus] Silent cries in a crowded room, A fading man, a looming doom. Nine millimeters, cold and plain, The only voice that knows his pain. They’ll say, "We never saw the signs," As the sun sets on his final lines. [Bridge] The trigger’s breath, a whispered friend, A fleeting light before the end. The toast is burnt, the plate’s half-set, A breakfast served with no regret. [Outro]