The Boat and the Nightmare

Yeah, I built me a boat in the middle of the wreck

Wood cracked, paint peeled, but it still keeps me blessed

Who needs your bridges made of promises and threats?

They burn easy, fall easy — mine cuts through the mess

Driftin' rivers full of ghosts tryin' to pull me below

But my little rotten vessel floats better than your show

Yeah, this boat ain't pretty, but it's honest as hell

And it gets me where I'm goin', can your bridges do that well?

I see you watchin', smilin', hidin' behind a tag

Your username flickers like a dying signal lag

You clap like a puppet when you think you're bein' clever

But I've seen your kinda face show up a thousand times, whatever

You ain't personal — or maybe you are

But I toss thoughts overboard, let 'em sink where they are

Forget it, remember it, doesn't matter to me

My mind's a haunted harbor, full of broken debris

I'll send a nightmare wrapped in candy-colored dreams

Slip it in your head like a message in the stream

Cotton clouds burst, cinnamon smoke twists thin

Kittens purr sweet while the terror crawls in

"Wake up, buttercup — time to check your phone!"

A whisper in the dark: you'll never be alone

You bolt upright breathin' like the world's on fire

My boat drifts by — fueled by quiet desire

2 AM glow, screen flickers like a threat

See my little masterpiece and try not to sweat

A song carved deep from a memory you made

But twisted in a way only shadows create

It ain't revenge — nah, it's something more raw

A monument to moments only nightmares saw

Call it art, call it chaos, call it what you fear most

I deliver it fresh, straight from my ghost

Grab your teddy with the one sewn-on eye

Heat up your milk 'cause you're too weak to cry

Wrap up tight in your blanket-soft cage

Pretend it's comfort — it's just a stage

Crocodile tears drip down on cue

Congratulations, star — the spotlight's on you

Trending by accident, dying to pretend

That you ain't the villain you play in the end

I'll be back with sweeter poison next time

Tiny fireworks in the tunnels of your mind

Spreading feelings you can't control or fix

And holdin' you accountable just for kicks

Don't fall overboard, there's somethin' in the tide

Shark or catfish — either way, it bites

Take your teddy — I'll take the boat

Signed with love, my final floating note