Lyrics
[Intro – crooner whisper, low static]
Every favor’s a chain you wear,
Every shadow hides a snare.
[Verse 1 – slow rap, tense]
Thought he was my brother, thought he had my back,
Turns out loyalty’s the first thing we lack.
Neon lights don’t show who’s true,
Every friend’s a debt that’s due.
Handshake cold, promise fake,
Every word another mistake.
He sold me out for a coin and a name,
Courier’s beat caught in the game.
[Pre-Chorus – glitch echoes]
Shadows keep the tally clear,
Every debt gets paid right here.
[Chorus – cinematic trance rise]
A debt paid in shadows, nothing is free,
Every cost comes crawling to me.
The city remembers, the city won’t sleep,
A debt paid in shadows, the secrets it keeps.
[Verse 2 – rap, darker tone]
I hear his voice in the static hum,
Every betrayal leaves me numb.
He said survival, I said trust,
Now the streets eat men like rust.
Kaelith laughs from the corner bar,
Nyra sings soft, hiding the scar.
The Syndicate feeds on blood and fear,
Debt collectors always near.
[Bridge – crooner vocal, orchestral swells]
It’s not the monsters you see in the night,
It’s the friends who vanish out of sight.
Love is fragile, trust decays,
In shadows, the city always pays.
[Chorus – extended, glitch layers]
A debt paid in shadows, nothing is free,
Every cost comes crawling to me.
The city remembers, the city won’t sleep,
A debt paid in shadows, the secrets it keeps.
A debt paid in shadows, cold and deep,
Whispers in alleys where the monsters creep.
One by one, the lights burn low,
A debt in the shadows will always grow.
[Outro – lo-fi fade]
(Every debt… every shadow…)
Price is paid.