Missed Beats

[Verse] Sat up in the attic, beats caged, locked away, Dreams in the dust, gray clouds block the day, Mic just a relic, words never spray, Talent profound, but the passion's astray. [Verse 2] Pen's got potential, pages never fill, Melancholy melodies, talent left to chill, Bars intricate, rhymes kill - standing still, Haunted heart hollow, devoid of any will. [Chorus] Could spit fire, but resigned to the mundane, Could touch the sky, but too entangled in the chain, Glass ceilings built with blocks of inner pain, Coulda been a legend, now just echoes in the rain. [Verse 3] Stage lights dimmed, audience a ghost, Coulda been coast to coast - now just lost, Lyrics in the chamber, but dreams accost, Future sacrificed, a dream he never boasted. [Bridge] Mirror reflections, eyes empty and void, Talent untouched, dreams he’s already destroyed, Medals unearned, once filled with golden joy, Now a shadow passing, talent he can’t deploy. [Verse 4] Brothers made it big, headlines in the press, While he stuck in his mind, self-made mess, Underdog potential, heart in distress, Buried in the basement, drowning in regrets.