Lil Murky, the 21-year-old melodic rapper from London, is carving his own lane with “Stuck In A Maze,” a self-produced anthem born straight out of his bedroom. Influenced by Juice WRLD’s emotional storytelling, Murky mixes vulnerability and melody into a track that feels painfully real.
Built on haunting instrumentals and a melancholic flow, “Stuck In A Maze” explores the suffocating feeling of being trapped inside your own mind. Murky opens the track with a striking confession:
I’m stuck in a maze / I need something to change.
It’s a simple line, but it immediately captures the exhaustion of living the same struggles day after day — a cry for something, anything, to break the cycle.
As the song unfolds, the battle with internal demons becomes even more vivid:
Free me from the pain that I live with / I feel like I’m on the devil’s hitlist.
Here, Murky paints the pain as almost targeted — as if he’s been singled out by forces he can’t control. The imagery hits harder when he raps:
These demons are Loki the way they’re causing mischief.
It’s a clever line — drawing on Norse mythology and pop culture to describe how sly and relentless his mental struggles feel. It shows how Murky mixes relatable emotions with a smart, unique voice.
One of the song’s most haunting moments comes when he admits:
I speak to voices so I don’t feel alone.
Instead of framing loneliness as just sadness, Murky captures the dangerous comfort of falling into dark thoughts simply because they’re familiar. It’s a chilling but honest depiction of isolation.
Throughout the track, the chorus circles back like a desperate loop:
I’ve been running in circles / I’m stuck in a maze.
The repetition isn’t just musical — it reflects the way mental struggles feel endless, with no clear way out. Even small victories are fleeting, as he laments:
When I get some happiness it never lasts / And every little hope just seems to fade so fast.
Every bar carries weight, pulling the listener deeper into Murky’s headspace. And the fact that he mixed, mastered, and recorded this entire track by himself in his bedroom only adds to the authenticity. There’s no polish trying to hide the pain — what you hear is what he lived.
“Stuck In A Maze” isn’t just a song. It’s a cry for freedom, a diary entry turned into music, and proof that Lil Murky is ready to bring real emotion back to melodic rap.
Stream it now on all platforms, and keep your eyes on Lil Murky — he’s just getting started.
