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Nightmares

Hip-Hop/Rap

Nightmares was released on July 6, 2026 by Ghost Story Records as a part of the album Dreams/Nightmares - EP

Song Details

AlbumDreams/Nightmares - EP

Release DateJuly 6, 2026

LabelGhost Story Records

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM90

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Ghost Ethos

Rap

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Ethan Phillips

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Ethan Phillips

Producer

Lyrics

No filter… just scars

I been fightin' nightmares, wide awake, no sleep

Demons in my head keep tellin' me I'm weak

But I told 'em "shut the fuck up," now I'm climbin' out the deep

Now it's diamonds where the doubt used to eat

I been fightin' nightmares, now they scared of me

Turned pain into power, now it's bread on me

Yeah they said I was nothin', now I'm somethin' to me

And that shit hit different when you sufferin' to be

I remember those nights

Heart racin' so fast, thought that shit would never stop

Cold sweats, hands shakin', feelin' lost in my thoughts

Like "who the fuck am I?" yeah, I questioned a lot

I was broke in my soul, not just broke in my jeans

Had a pocket full of stress, not a pocket full of dreams

Every mirror felt fake, like I wasn't what I seem

Imposter in my own life, tearin' seams at the seams

Voices in my head like "you don't deserve shit"

"You gon' fail, you fraud, you ain't built for this"

Man, I damn near believed it, almost sank in that pit

But I clawed out the dirt, now I'm covered in grit

Yeah they laughed at the kid, said "he ain't gon' be nothin'"

Now I'm turnin' every "no" into somethin' I'm runnin'

From the pain, from the past, from the lies I was stuck in

Now I'm buildin' my name off the hate they was dumpin'

I been fightin' nightmares, wide awake, no sleep

Demons in my head keep tellin' me I'm weak

But I told 'em "shut the fuck up," now I'm climbin' out the deep

Now it's diamonds where the doubt used to eat

I been fightin' nightmares, now they scared of me

Turned pain into power, now it's bread on me

Yeah they said I was nothin', now I'm somethin' to me

And that shit hit different when you sufferin' to be

Anxiety had me feelin' like I'm dyin' for real

Chest tight, can't breathe, like I'm fightin' to heal

Depression had me numb, couldn't cry, couldn't feel

Just a ghost in my body, tryin' hard to be real

Man, I hated my reflection, couldn't look in my eyes

Saw a failure in the glass, saw a thousand damn lies

Every dream felt distant, every hope felt disguised

Like success was a myth and I bought the damn lies

But I flipped that shit quick, turned the pain to a check

Every scar got a story

I was down on my knees, now I'm up, now I flex

Not for them, for myself, yeah I earned the title of "Next"

Had to bet on my soul when nobody would bet

Had to silence the noise, had to drown out regret

Now the same ones who doubted tryna show me respect

But they don't know the nights I was close to the edge

I been fightin' nightmares, wide awake, no sleep

Demons in my head keep tellin' me I'm weak

But I told 'em "shut the fuck up," now I'm climbin' out the deep

Now it's diamonds where the doubt used to eat

I been fightin' nightmares, now they scared of me

Turned pain into power, now it's bread on me

Yeah they said I was nothin', now I'm somethin' to me

And that shit hit different when you sufferin' to be

Now it's money on the table, yeah the vision got clear

But I still got them demons tryna whisper in my ear

Sayin' "you don't deserve it, you gon' lose it this year"

I just laugh like "I built it, I ain't runnin' from fear"

I'm a product of pain, yeah I came from the dirt

Every win got a cost, every smile got hurt

But I'd do that shit again 'cause it made me who I am

Now I stand ten toes, I don't give a goddamn

I ain't perfect, I'm real, yeah I bleed, yeah I break

But I turned every L into steps that I take

Now I'm somethin' to me, not just somethin' they make

Outta rumors and doubt, nah, I carved my own fate

So if you feel like you drownin', like you stuck in that place

Like the world got you choked and you can't win the race

Just remember this pain can be power one day

And them nightmares fade when you don't run away

I been fightin' nightmares, now they bow to me

Used to hate who I was, now I'm proud of me

Yeah they said I was nothin', now I'm somethin' to me

And that's worth more than gold… that's everything to me

Written by: Ethan Phillips

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