Evan Nebo - Static Memory Lyrics

[Intro]
Static in my mind, fading in and out
Father on the concrete, I can't scream or shout
Vodka bottles scattered, winter's getting cold
Another broken promise that I had to hold

[Verse 1]
Found him on the seventh floor, face down in shame
Factory smoke in his lungs, I know who's to blame
System broke him slowly, year after f*cking year
Now his ghost is haunting me, whispers in my ear
Mama always told me, "Boy, don't end up like him"
But his shadow follows me through these hallways dim
Rusted pipes and broken dreams, that's our legacy
Every night I hear machines grinding endlessly

[Chorus]
Static in the airwaves, can't escape this pain
Memories like razors cutting through my brain
Father's heavy breathing, echoes in the dark
Left his scars upon me, tearing me apart
(Tearing me apart)

[Verse 2]
Working class hero shit, that's what they all say
But heroes don't collapse on stairs at end of day
Trying not to be him, but I feel his weight
Every time I close my eyes, I see his fate
Factory sirens calling, like a funeral song
Generations of men who learned to play along
Silent f*cking suffering, that's what we do best
Till we break down completely, join all the rest

[Bridge]
Marina's voice is haunting me tonight
Through the static waves of guilt and spite
Maybe there's some beauty in decay
As I watch my old man fade away

[Chorus]
Static in the airwaves, can't escape this pain
Memories like razors cutting through my brain
Father's heavy breathing, echoes in the dark
Left his scars upon me, tearing me apart
(Tearing me apart)

[Outro]
Found him on the concrete, now I understand
Why he never held me with his calloused hands
Static's getting louder as I walk away
From the ghost of who I swore I'd never be someday