Shadows of Addiction
Johnny Cash, Kendrick Lamar

Intro: Johnny Cash
I walked a line, crossed over, no coming back
Twisted veins and broken dreams, all faded black

Verse 1: Johnny Cash
In a house where shadows grew, she screamed my name
The demons whispered truths, they stake their claim
Her eyes met mine, the fire burned so wild
Quarrels that cut deep, no more reconciled

Chorus: Johnny Cash
High on the needle’s edge, losing grip and losing ground
Madness in the corner, it don’t make a sound
Blood on my hands, 'cause love turned into war
In the shadows of addiction, I can’t take no more

Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar
I hear the silence speak in whispers only I can understand
Chemicals and chaos, gripping tight like molten sand
Life’s a downward spiral when you’re tweakin’ out your mind
She tried to hold me back, while I’m freeing from this bind

Hook: Kendrick Lamar
Crystal's promise, burning bright, but leaves you cold
Lies and hysteria, reality is sold
In this haze, ain’t no mercy on this street
She quarreled, my hand was forced, devil's fleet

Bridge: Johnny Cash
I loved her once, before the meth took all my soul
Now the echo of her cries is all that’s left, a gaping hole

Chorus: Johnny Cash
High on the needle’s edge, losing grip and losing ground
Madness in the corner, it don’t make a sound
Blood on my hands, 'cause love turned into war
In the shadows of addiction, I can’t take no more

Verse 3: Kendrick Lamar
The sirens wail, society's grind was showing
I lit the fuse, unknowing where I’m going
Meth in the bloodstream, tearing us apart
Losing her was losing the last piece of my heart

Outro: Johnny Cash and Kendrick Lamar
Shadows of addiction, we danced with death in pain
Quarreling and fighting, meth's poison in our vein
Cold shadows linger, love lost on this dreary night
The echoes of our sins in the dim moonlight