[Verse 1]
Wake up, weight on my chest, I don't stretch enough
Phone screen full of stress, I just press it shut
Everybody got a take, but they fake in person
Smile in my face, then they twist like a sermon
I been sittin’ in my shame, tryna trace it back
Every scar got a name, every name got a track
Got a past that I packed in a backpack, heavy
Tryna laugh, but the laugh don't land that steady
[Chorus]
It’s so heavy on my mind
World on my back, I been dragging that line
All these people let me down, I been wasting my time
I just wanna be a better me, better me this time
Yeah, it’s heavy on my mind
Heart full of hope, but it’s tangled in lies
Even when they let me down, I ain’t closing my eyes
I just wanna be a better me, better me this time (this time)
[Verse 2]
Friends turn to ghosts, then they post like we cool
Love feelin’ cheap, like a shirt from the school
Everybody want a piece, but they dip when you bleed
Say they pray for your peace, but they plantin’ a seed
I been lookin’ in the mirror like, “What you gon’ change?”
All this anger in my chest, gotta turn it to flame
Burn it up into light, let it glow, not blame
If I fall one more time, I’ma stand up the same
[Chorus]
It’s so heavy on my mind
World on my back, I been dragging that line
All these people let me down, I been wasting my time
I just wanna be a better me, better me this time
Yeah, it’s heavy on my mind
Heart full of hope, but it’s tangled in lies
Even when they let me down, I ain’t closing my eyes
I just wanna be a better me, better me this time
[Bridge]
If the world stay cold, I’ma warm it a bit (yeah)
If they lie to my face, I’ma answer with grit
If my past pull me back, I’ma loosen the grip
I ain’t perfect, I’m just working on the way that I live (on the way that I live)
[Chorus]
It’s so heavy on my mind
World on my back, I been dragging that line
All these people let me down, I been wasting my time
I just wanna be a better me, better me this time
Yeah, it’s heavy on my mind
Heart full of hope, but it’s tangled in lies
Even when they let me down, I ain’t closing my eyes
I just wanna be a better me, better me this time (this time)