Averyx - Static Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Late night static in my head again
Dad's voice shaking on the phone that night
"Son, they jumped me, took everything"
Now his footsteps echo with white fright
Every shadow makes him grip his keys
PTSD got him seeing ghosts in streets
Used to walk tall, now he's scanning scenes
Paranoia's got him on repeat

[Chorus]
Static in the signal when I try to reach him
White noise in his mind, can't seem to teach him
That the world ain't always out to get you
But the truth got lost in transmission, yeah
Static, static, can't tune it out
Static, static, fills him with doubt
Can't get clear reception anymore
Since that night left him shook to his core

[Verse 2]
Used to be my rock, now he's breaking down
Frequency's all f*cked up, can't tune in
Watch him check the locks three times around
Jumping at the shadows closing in
Maya tells me "let him process pain"
But this interference won't fade away
Every night I watch him slip away
Into static that won't let him stay

[Bridge]
Remember when we used to walk these streets?
No fear, just father and his son so free
Now every step's a calculated move
Like someone pulled the plug on what we knew

[Verse 3]
City lights flicker like bad reception
Every stranger's a threat perception
Dad's eyes darting, always checking
For the danger that keeps him stressing
I try to ground him, bring him back to me
But trauma's got him on a frequency
That I can't reach, can't seem to breach
This static keeping him out of peace

[Outro]
Static in the signal
Static in his mind
Static in our bond now
Static all the time
(Can't tune it out, can't tune it out)
Just static, static, static tonight