Smoke between Pines

[INTRO] Cold steel on a flannel lap, Lantern burnin’ slow in the trap. B***d on boots, b***d on bark, Can’t tell where the killin’ starts. Smoke curlin’ through the evergreens, Hollow got ghosts in the in-betweens. Ain’t no rest, ain’t no peace— Just a whisper sayin’ “they comin’ east.” [VERSE 1] Checkin’ traps with my mind half gone, Every snapped branch feel like a wrong. Ain’t slept right since Badge went red, But I still count steps and stack the d**d. Clip in the tool, twistin’ the cap, Moonshine taste like a victory map. This life don’t come with no rewind, Just smoke between pines and a loaded mind. [chorus] Smoke between pines, heart full of lead, One eye open, sleepin’ with the d**d. They want my crown, but it’s buried in fear, Every mile I walk, I disappear. Smoke between pines, thoughts in a snare, Ain’t no silence, just pressure in air. I don’t talk much, I don’t rewind— I just breathe slow through smoke and pine. [VERSE 2] Birds don’t sing where my boots go, Just the creak of steel and a creek’s low flow. Uncle got took for runnin’ his lip, Now I ride solo with a graveyard grip. Paranoid thoughts in a burlap sack, Voices say “they gon’ s**b your back.” But I built this hill from bones and lime, So I walk with ghosts and bide my time. [chorus] Smoke between pines, heart full of lead, One eye open, sleepin’ with the d**d. They want my crown, but it’s buried in fear, Every mile I walk, I disappear. Smoke between pines, thoughts in a snare, Ain’t no silence, just pressure in air. I don’t talk much, I don’t rewind— I just breathe slow through smoke and pine. [VERSE 3] Had a dream last night of a younger me, Runnin’ through hills with the dogs all free. No b***d, no badge, no lies to twist, Just a jar of corn and a moonlight kiss. Woke up sweatin’ with the hammer cocked, Wind outside but the door was locked. Ain’t no savin’ what I done designed— Just a name whispered through the pine. [chorus] Smoke between pines, heart full of lead, One eye open, sleepin’ with the d**d. They want my crown, but it’s buried in fear, Every mile I walk, I disappear. Smoke between pines, thoughts in a snare, Ain’t no silence, just pressure in air. I don’t talk much, I don’t rewind— I just breathe slow through smoke and pine. [OUTRO] Lungs full of gunpowder dreams, Steps carved deep in Arkansas streams. If I vanish, don’t you come lookin’— Just know Burlap left ‘em cookin’. [OUTRO] No trail, no cross, no sign of time, Just smoke hangin’ thick between pines. And if they follow? Let ‘em try— These woods know how to make men die.