[Verse 1]
Packed a bag and a broken plan
Thought a new flag meant a better man
Same old fear in a different town
Same old me still falling down
Parents’ faces on a cracked phone screen
Telling them “I’m fine” when I wanna scream
All these dreams that I dragged this far
Feel so heavy in a borrowed car
[Chorus]
Someday I’ll go up the sky
Out of this mess
Out of this why
I’ll make my mama smile
Hear my father sigh
Like
“You finally made it
Kid
You finally tried”
I’m crawling right now
But that’s alright
Someday I’ll go up the sky
[Verse 2]
Worked late shifts for a stranger’s name
Stacked paychecks but I kept the shame
Every “later” turned to “maybe not”
Every chance I had
I overthought
Friends back home got their simple peace
I got big plans and missing sleep
Still at the bottom
But I won’t lie
There’s a small voice saying "still
Just climb"
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register] If I break
If I bend
Will this road ever turn
Ever end? [crescendo]
If I stay
If I fight
Can I turn all this wrong into light?
[whispered vocals] I’ve fallen so far
But I’m not done
I owe them more than a half-lived run
[Chorus]