house settling (feat. Danny Brown)

First things first, can we get shit straight?
I've been alone since you left me in your wake
I've been alone to reflect on my mistakes
I've been alone since, when

When you offered me your forgiveness
I was beggin' you not to breathe in
Tried to yell at you from a distance
Could you tell when you let me sleep in?

Put my feet on the floor over each, every board
Heard a creak, turnin' weak, turn the heat up some more
It was spreading, you said, "It's the house settling
Nothing, nothing, a howl in the wind"

Rationalize me away if it helps
Home, sweet home, I can't stay nowhere else
I coddled up in a vase on the shelf
Ashes, ashes, a place to myself

Anything
Give me anything
Can't let you be
House settling

Cracks in the wall, frames that hide it all
Dents in the rug, aging cytosol
Breathe in the air, facin' my withdrawals
Taken by a god, breakin' my alarms

Dead to me
Dead to me
Let you breathe
House settling

Lock out the pity, you've been dizzy, you've been tired
You've been busy, keep yourself busy, let the paint dry
I feel guilty, I feel guilty, I can't say why
Would you see through the CO? Breaks my heart, but I'll give it a try

Dead to me! (What else am I supposed to do?)
Dead to me! (Didn't want to cause pain to you)
Let you breathe! (Just to make my presence known)
House settling! (Until it's set in stone)

No, you can't see me, but when you smell me
We goin' off on a deep sleep
When you inhale me, no, you won't feel me
We-we're goin' down six feet
Creep, creep through the crack in the walls
Was never there when you called
Now you trapped in that fog
Now you're trapped in that fog

Ain't tryna gas you out
But right now, that's what's happenin'
No cappin', fresh out the stove
It's all over, now it's closed caskets
You're dead to me, so rest in peace
When you run into a nigga like me (like me)
Make it real hard to breathe
Now you're stuck and can't leave

Can't touch or feel me, but when you're near me
Fill up your chest and your eyes get teary
Say your peace, say no more grief
It's over now, your soul will sleep
No more pain, don't hurt no more
You lost everything you working for
But life goes on, just not with you
Life goes on, just not with you

I'm the air you breathe, can't get away from me
Kill everything, no place for me
Said no one's safe, when I touch your face
I'ma leave it cold, just how it go
You're dead to me, just go to sleep
You're dead to me, say R.I.P.
You're dead to me, just go to sleep
You're dead to me, say R.I.P

Can't let you be
House settling