[Intro – low, raspy spoken over faint guitar hum and slow kick] (Do me... yeah...) It's too much... I admit it... Ashamed I ever chose this... [Verse 1 – slow, deliberate rap flow, building emotion] It's too much, I admit, I'm ashamed I chose this place Lessons learned the hard way, no grace in this space People out here ugly, always huntin' for the next thing To consume and destroy, it just puzzles me, damn Greed runnin' deep, shame on every face Refusal to change, helpin' one another? That's erased Unheard of in this world, straight-up lame We watch each other drown, nobody throws the chain [Pre-Chorus – guitars swell slightly, half-sung] I see it clear now, the rot in the core Chose wrong, paid the price, can't take no more Heart heavy with the weight of what I let in Time to face the mirror, let the real shit begin [Chorus – melodic, gritty sung-rap with layered ad-libs, open chords ringing] I'm ashamed of this place, yeah, I chose it wrong Lessons hit brutal, no grace in the song People ugly inside, steady findin' ways To take and to break, lost in the haze Greed and the shame, no will to rearrange Help one another? Man, that's out of range It's lame, it's fucked, it's all the same Ashamed I stayed... ashamed I stayed... [Verse 2 – flow intensifies a bit, more raw delivery] They chase the high of havin' more than the rest Step on necks for a dollar, put souls to the test No hand extended when someone's down low Just laughs in the shadows, watch the pain grow I was part of it once, blinded by the game Now the mirror shows truth, and it's callin' my name Puzzles me daily why we built it this way Consume till it's gone, then wonder why we decay [Pre-Chorus 2 – heavier distortion, tension rising] No more excuses, no more pretend The cycle's vicious, but it finally ends I learned from the burn, from the hurt and the fall Won't choose this again, won't answer the call [Chorus – repeat, add faint harmonies or echoes on “ashamed”] I'm ashamed of this place, yeah, I chose it wrong Lessons hit brutal, no grace in the song People ugly inside, steady findin' ways To take and to break, lost in the haze Greed and the shame, no will to rearrange Help one another? Man, that's out of range It's lame, it's fucked, it's all the same Ashamed