[Intro – Low, Controlled]
Yeah…
This ain’t just a song, it’s a confession…
Pain don’t fade… it mutates.
[Verse 1 – Storytelling / Medium Pace]
I been bleedin’ on these pages, paper turnin’ red,
Therapist in my head, every rhyme is what I bled,
I’m a step away from screamin’, a breath away from dead,
Happiness is a language I never really read.
See, my mama raised a fighter, my father raised a ghost,
I was battlin’ my shadow while laughin’ at my hope,
Every smile was a mask, every laugh was a choke,
They ask if I’m okay — I just answer with a joke.
But behind closed doors, I’m clenchin’ my fists,
Thinkin’ “maybe if I vanish, nobody’ll miss,”
I been drownin’ in my liquor, hopin’ God exists,
But my prayers bounce back like a broken disc.
[Hook – Melodic, Haunting]
I’ve been hurt…
More than my scars can show,
I’ve been burned…
By the flames I didn’t know,
I can’t turn…
Back to the life I chose,
Every cut just taught me — pain’s the only home.
[Verse 2 – Aggressive / Faster Flow]
Yo, I’m runnin’ from the mirror ‘cause the truth’s too loud,
I’m a product of the pain that the youth’s allowed,
So I spit like a clip with the roof blew out,
Every wound that I stitch just oozes doubt.
People act like they know, but they don’t feel the strain,
Try to walk in my shoes, they’ll kneel from the pain,
They don’t see how I’m dealin’ with steel in my brain,
Like a prison in my skull, every thought is a chain.
I ain’t ask for the trauma, I inherited war,
Life knocked me down so much I married the floor,
Now my pen’s my weapon, every bar is a score,
Against the demons I’ve been feedin’ since I opened the door.
[Hook – Melodic, Haunting]
I’ve been hurt…
More than my scars can show,
I’ve been burned…
By the flames I didn’t know,
I can’t turn…
Back to the life I chose,
Every cut just taught me — pain’s the only home.
[Bridge – Whisper to Growl]
Pain don’t leave… it just sleeps,
Waitin’ in the dark ‘til your hope gets weak,
It eats your peace, it breeds your grief,
‘Til you’re just another body with a dream deceased.
[Verse 3 – Final Push / Double-Time Flow]
Yo, I’m tired of the lies that I tell myself,
Tryna smile through the pain but I melt myself,
On the mic I confess what I felt myself,
But the hurt’s so deep I can’t help myself.
Every step that I take’s like a landmine pop,
Every thought that I chase is a handcuff lock,
I been prayin’ for a change but the plans don’t drop,
Now I’m ragin’ on a stage ‘til the fans all watch.
So if you feel this pain, don’t you dare back out,
Life’s a war — every scar is your battle shout,
I was born in the dark, but I’m shinin’ now,
Even hurt don’t win when you fight it loud.
[Hook – Final / Explosive]
I’ve been hurt…
More than my scars can show,
I’ve been burned…
By the flames I didn’t know,
I can’t turn…
Back to the life I chose,
Every cut just taught me — pain’s the only home.
