Tryna Change

(Intro – harmonized vocal tone, soft)

Yeah…

I’ve been fightin’ all these demons on my own

Tryna change, but it’s hard when you grew up feelin’ alone

Uh… yeah yeah…

(Hook – melodic, soul-touching)

Tryna turn my life around, I was headed for the ground

Got some pain in my past, but I ain’t let it hold me down

Every step I take feel heavy, but I still don’t make a sound

Only God really knows what I been battlin’ now

I done hurt a couple people that I wish I never did

Tried to act like I was grown, but I was just a troubled kid

Now I’m lookin’ at the mirror tryna fix the way I live

Tired of fallin’ in the fire — I just wanna feel again

(Verse 1 – story-driven, honest)

Mama said, “Son, you got a light inside you”

But I was hangin' with the wrong ones, barely made it through high school

Had a heart full of rage, tryna find a way out

Had dreams, but they faded every time I played out

Stuck in that cycle of pain and regret

I would lie to myself like I ain’t even stressed

Swear I used to pray, but I ain’t feel blessed

Now I’m buildin’ something real with what's left

I been tryna break the chains my family wore

Tryna give my future kids a little more

I ain’t perfect, but I’m movin’ with some purpose

Every scar I got, I swear it's all been worth it

(Hook – melodic)

Tryna turn my life around, I was headed for the ground

Got some pain in my past, but I ain’t let it hold me down

Every step I take feel heavy, but I still don’t make a sound

Only God really knows what I been battlin’ now

I done hurt a couple people that I wish I never did

Tried to act like I was grown, but I was just a troubled kid

Now I’m lookin’ at the mirror tryna fix the way I live

Tired of fallin’ in the fire — I just wanna feel again

(Verse 2 – uplifting, hopeful tone)

Used to feel like I was stuck on the same page

Now I’m tryna flip it, turn my anger into grace

Tryna see tomorrow with a better point of view

‘Cause the old me gone — I had to let him lose

Now I wake up thankful I ain’t in the streets

Got a second chance and I’m standin' on my feet

Still got some people who don’t think I’ll last

But I’m movin’ forward — I ain’t lookin’ at the past

Can’t erase what I did, but I can own it

Real talk, I just wanna stay focused

From the shadows I rose like the sun

They ain't see the change, but it’s already begun

(Outro – soft falsetto / piano fade)

I’m tryna change… yeah

Tryna heal my pain… yeah

Tryna make a way

I just wanna live and say — I made it one day