[Verse 1]
Heavy hands
On this crooked day
Wake up sore from the words they say
Scars on my pride
Coffee and doubt
Tried to be quiet but I keep blacking out inside
[Chorus]
I got pain in my life just trying to get it right (yeah)
Messed up like most do, bleeding through the night
Remember everything, but it’s not all on me
I been crawling through the fire just to finally see
I had my own back
When the world turned its back on me
[Verse 2]
Child lies
Echo in my skull
“You’ll never be enough” on repeat, dull and full
Smile like armor
Teeth on glass
Laugh it off, shake it off, still stuck in the past
[Chorus]
I got pain in my life just trying to get it right (hey)
Messed up like most do, praying for the light
Remember everything, but it’s not all on me
I been cutting through the noise just to finally see
I had my own back
When the world turned its back on me
[Bridge]
Wonder why
They fed me fear as truth
Built a cage, called it “love” when I was just a kid
Now I rise
On these broken roots
Every crack in my voice screams, “look what I did” (yeah)
[Chorus]
I got pain in my life just trying to get it right
Messed up like most do, still I stand and fight
Remember everything, but it’s not all on me
I was strangled by the past, now I tear it free
I got my own back
My own back
When the world turns its back on me