[Intro – Spoken / Distant Sirens / Dark Piano] Yeah… Picture this. Two voices standing in front of you. One remembers everything you used to be. The other sees everything you still could become. One says… "Come back." The other says… "Come home." [Verse 1 – ADDICTION / Dark, Manipulative Voice] Remember me? I was there when everybody disappeared, When you couldn't face the mirror, I was whispering in your ear. I told you, "Take another one, it'll make the hurt dissolve," Never mentioned every problem I created wouldn't solve. I made loneliness feel comfortable, destruction feel like peace, Had you begging for another while I tightened up the leash. I convinced you I was medicine whenever life got rough, Then kept raising up the dosage 'cause it never was enough. I took your money. Took your trust. Took your name through every street. Had you burning every bridge just so you wouldn't have to leave. Remember all the nights when you said, "This is my last time"? I was laughing in the darkness— 'Cause I knew that you were mine. I know your triggers. Know your weakness. Know exactly what you miss. I can make destruction look like just one harmless little hit. Come on… Nobody gotta know. Just you and me again. You remember how it felt. Ain't I always been your friend? [Pre-Hook – Addiction Whispering] Come back… You know me. Come back… You need me. Come back… One time won't hurt. [HOOK – RECOVERY CHOIR ANSWERS] But recovery said— NO. You already know where that road goes. Every lie sounds sweet when the devil talks low. You survived those nights you thought would never end, Don't go calling chains freedom just because you miss your friend. Recovery said— LIVE. There's another way to breathe. You don't have to be the person addiction made you believe. Yesterday keeps calling— But tomorrow knows your name. You can walk right through the fire And come out without the flame. [Verse 2 – RECOVERY / Stronger, Hopeful Voice] Remember me? I'm the morning after choosing not to use. I'm the shaking hands that prayed, "God, I don't know what else to do." I'm the first honest conversation after years of telling lies. I'm the little spark of hope you thought addiction made you hide. I won't promise every morning's gonna feel like victory. Some days freedom feels like crawling while your past screams, "Come with me." Some nights you'll miss the chaos just because it feels familiar, But familiar ain't the same as safe— And pain don't make it realer. I'm the family getting trust back little by little every day. I'm the job you started keeping. I'm the bills you finally paid. I'm the person in the mirror slowly learning how to smile, I'm the difference between living And just surviving for a while. I won't tell you I'm easy. I will tell you I'm worth it. You'll have wounds you'll have to face Instead of finding ways to numb 'em. But every time you tell temptation, "No, you don't control me," Another piece of who you really are Comes walking home slowly. [Bridge – Addiction and Recovery Trading Lines] ADDICTION: I know who you were. RECOVERY: God knows who you can be. ADDICTION: You'll never outrun me. RECOVERY: He already set you free. ADDICTION: Remember the feeling? RECOVERY: Remember the cost. ADDICTION: Nobody understands you. RECOVERY: Remember who you lost. ADDICTION: Just one more time. RECOVERY: That's what you said before. ADDICTION: You know you still want me. RECOVERY: Then why'd you lock the door? [Beat Switch – Heavy 808 / War Drums / Choir Rises] [Verse 3 – ME / Final Decision] Now both of y'all be quiet. It's my turn to speak. I know addiction's voice— I heard that liar every week. You told me you were comfort While you robbed me of my peace. Told me you were freedom While you had me on a leash. You never loved me. You loved keeping me dependent. Loved convincing me my story already had an ending. But you forgot something— I'm still standing. Still breathing. Still here. And everything you tried to bury God is bringing back this year. Recovery— You ain't easy, But you gave me back my sight. You taught me how to sit with pain Instead of running every night. You taught me freedom ain't a feeling— It's a choice I make again. And sometimes being strong means calling somebody when I'm bending. I got people watching me Who need proof that chains can break. Somebody's on their final high Thinking death is their escape. So if my scars become a lighthouse, I'ma let the whole world see 'em. If my story helps one person fight, Then every scar got meaning. I don't hate the man I used to be. I pray for him. He was trying to survive With nothing left inside of him. But I ain't going back. The past can knock— I won't answer. I survived the poison. Now my life becomes the antidote. [FINAL HOOK – Massive Choir / Strings / 808s] Recovery said— LIVE. There's another way to breathe.