Evan Nebo - Voltage Veins Lyrics

[Intro]
Static in my head, can't sleep at night
Watching father fade in fluorescent light
Bills keep stacking, while we're breaking down
Family legacy hitting the ground

[Verse 1]
Selling off the tools that built our life
While I'm watching helpless from the sidelines
Every piece of metal equals pills
Trading dignity to pay these bills
Mama's crying in the kitchen late
Dad pretends he ain't in so much pain
I could've done more, should've made it rain
Now his pride dissolves in morphine veins

[Chorus]
Ghost in the machine, we're breaking down
System's failing, we're all drowning now
Can't save him though I'm trying hard
Selling pieces of our broken heart
(Of our broken heart)

[Verse 2]
Remember when he taught me how to build
Now I watch him strip away his skills
Each equipment sale feels like defeat
While these hospital forms make us feel so cheap
F*ck the system that made us choose
Between survival and what we could lose
Soviet dreams turned capitalist schemes
Now we're caught between these broken machines

[Bridge]
Static on the line
Connection's dying slow
Like father's tired eyes
When he thinks I don't know
(When he thinks I don't know)

[Verse 3]
Every night I hear those voices say
Should've worked harder, found another way
But we're all trapped in this power game
Where survival comes with so much shame
Metal scraps and unpaid dues
Trading yesterday for painful truths
Father's hands still strong but shaking now
While I'm watching everything break down

[Outro]
Ghost in the machine, we're breaking down
System's failing, we're all drowning now
Static in my head, can't sleep at night
Watching father fade in fluorescent light
(Fade in fluorescent light)