NOT WHO I USED TO BE

(Intro – cinematic, low voice)
Yeah…
Feels like I been runnin’ my whole life.
But not anymore.
Listen…
(Hook – melodic, powerful)
I’m not who I used to be,
My attitude is new—
See the world so different now,
I don’t think like I used to.
I’m not who I used to be,
Truth cut straight on through—
I see the world so differently,
I don’t do what I used to do.
(Verse 1 – NF-style confession, 16 bars)
I was livin’ the wrong life, that was my downfall,
Thought I had it all together, knew nothin’ at all.
Let the game crown me, then it turned ’round,
Dropped me in the dirt and walked off like a ghost town.
Pain hit heavy but the truth hit harder,
Light hit the room, cut deep like a barber.
Found out the enemy I kept tryna beat
Was livin’ in my chest with a permanent lease.
Breakin’ everybody that I claimed as mine,
Didn’t see the damage till I looked behind.
But grace showed up in the nick of time,
Pulled me out the rubble and reset my mind.
Now I ain’t runnin’ from the truth no more,
Ain’t hidin’ every wound like I did before.
What I owe you now ain’t pain or proof—
It’s love, real love, and that’s the truth.
(Pre-Hook – tension rising)
Yeah, the old me tried to bury me,
But the new me’s breakin’ out heavily.
This ain’t luck, this ain’t therapy —
This is God pullin’ chains off steadily.
(Hook – soaring)
I’m not who I used to be…
(Verse 2 – climactic, storytelling, 16 bars)
I felt hopeless, yeah, I felt helpless,
Heart turned cold from the weight I dealt with.
Misery came knockin’, I let it inside,
Opened up the door like, “Come take a ride.”
Reckless livin’, restless nights,
Tryna drown pain under city lights.
But God stepped in and He flipped that script,
Gave me strength in the places where I used to quit.
Now even locked down, I ain’t locked out,
Hope found me on a different route.
Brand-new vision in a broken place,
Brand-new mission with amazing grace.
Got gratitude burnin’ like a fire in my chest,
Feelin’ more alive than I ever did depressed.
This a new start, man, this ain’t pretend—
I’m rebuildin’ with the help of my Savior and my friends.
(Pre-Hook – whispered intensity)
Yeah…
I ain’t fightin’ this alone.
Never again.
(Bridge – emotional NF-style lift)
I used to think the world was turnin’ on me,
Thought everybody left ’cause they didn’t want me.
But now I see, I was blind, too stubborn to see
That I needed you like you needed me.
Friends, neighbors, family ties—
We rise together or we fall in disguise.
I can’t make it through the storm on my own,
That’s why I’m standin’ here…
Tellin’ you I’ve grown.
(Hook – final, biggest moment)
I’m not who I used to be,
My attitude is new—
See the world so different now,
I don’t think like I used to.
I’m not who I used to be,
Grace broke me through—
I see the world so differently…
And I won’t go back to what I used to do.
(Outro – soft, cinematic) 
Yeah
Not who I used to be.
Not who I used to be.
Thank God… I’m not who I used

NF-style/christian rap, male, rap