Lyrics

All around me echoes crawl
From the cracks In the walls of my mind

I wonder Is this real
Or the ghost of Thoughts left behind

Inside my head, Am I sane
As the visions collide With the truth

At the end Am I in
Or suspended between What I choose

Through the smoke
Through the maze
Familiar faces decay

I ask why
Watch them cry
But they never hear
What I say

Can they feel
All the fear
That’s been feeding
On me

Will they stay
Or betray
When they see
What I see

Every place
Every name
Feels farther away

The present fades
Like a scar
That refuses to heal

Can you see
Can you feel
What’s alive in my mind
Is it real

It’s closing in
It surrounds me now
Read my thoughts
This nightmare’s real

All the places
Familiar faces
Now they drift
Out of reach

I won’t let
Here and now
Turn to dust
In my sleep

Start again
This is when
Before the silence
Takes hold

Time to live
For today
Before tomorrow
Grows cold

I know what I see
I know what I believe
Built from the wreckage
Of memory

Experience carved me
Left scars in my skin
Some thoughts fade out
Others crawl back in

Distant voices
Near and far
Pull me under
Tear me apart

If this ends
Let it burn
I won’t drown
I won’t turn

Can you see
Can you feel
What’s alive in my mind
Is it real

Too far gone
But still standing my ground
Read my mind
This nightmare’s real

© 2026 Words and Music by William Fred Thompson