[Intro]
Footsteps on this cold floor
Patterns fade like memories before
Every crack tells a story untold
In this apartment gettin' old
[Verse 1]
Same linoleum my pops used to walk on
When he was faded, stumbling at dawn
Stains that won't come clean no more
Like the pain that's settled in my core
Grandma's slippers sliding past midnight
Tryna keep it together, hold on tight
Every step I take's like déjà vu
Living ghosts in this room, nothing new
[Chorus]
Linoleum dreams in a concrete sky
Watching shadows of the years go by
Trapped in patterns that we can't escape
Family secrets we try to fake
Linoleum dreams, yeah, they never fade
Walking circles in this space we made
Every footprint tells a different lie
But the truth beneath won't ever die
[Verse 2]
Third floor walk-up, where memories leak
Through the cracks in the walls that speak
Of vodka bottles and morning tears
Same old story for all these years
Mama's prayers echo through the halls
While daddy's demons bounce off walls
I'm just tryna break free from this maze
But these patterns got me in a haze
[Bridge]
Sometimes I catch my reflection
In this worn-out floor's direction
Am I turning into him?
Or am I breaking free within?
[Chorus]
Linoleum dreams in a concrete sky
Watching shadows of the years go by
Trapped in patterns that we can't escape
Family secrets we try to fake
Linoleum dreams, yeah, they never fade
Walking circles in this space we made
Every footprint tells a different lie
But the truth beneath won't ever die
[Outro]
Still walking these same old floors
Trying to find different doors
But maybe salvation lies
In these linoleum dreams tonight