Become The Need

Intro] Yeah... 3 AM, mind racing again. Sometimes the exhaustion ain't physical, you feel me? Trapped inside a box I built myself.

[Verse 1] I woke up this morning, my heart was beating steady My lungs pulled air, but my mind felt so heavy A million things went right before my feet hit the floor But I still feel like I'm fighting a war 'Cause sometimes being tired ain't about needing sleep It's a mind that never gets a break, drowning too deep I built a big enough cage, put some velvet on the steel Didn't even know this prison was completely real I'm pacing in circles, admiring the bars That I built out of fear and emotional scars I know what to do, I hear the voice in my head But I'm negotiating with the ghosts in my bed Yeah, I'm negotiating with my own soul Letting the anxiety take its toll.

[Chorus] What a privilege it is to finally grow Into the one I used to need out of the cold I stopped wishing for the summer, I became the fire I'm my own savior, I'm my own supplier I used to pray for a hand to pull me from the dark Now I'm the spark, now I'm the light, leaving a mark Yeah, I grew into the one I used to need Breaking the cage, I am finally free.

[Verse 2] Look, life is like a camera, focus on the shot Capture the good times, develop from the rot And if things don't work out, take another shot I'm a double shot espresso, maybe too intense For the fake ones, for the ones who don't make sense But I'm the perfect dose for the one who can relate I ain't gonna water down my soul, I'd rather wait Supporting somebody else's success won't ruin mine I'm planting seeds, watching stars align I used to hate the cold, shivering in the night Praying for the sun, hoping everything was right But wishing never changed a thing, it just made me weak So I stopped wishing for the warmth and started to speak I can't stop the waves, they crash and they break But I learned how to surf, I'm no longer fake I'm riding the tide, swallowing my pride I got the answer, I got the key, I got the guide.

[Chorus] What a privilege it is to finally grow Into the one I used to need out of the cold I stopped wishing for the summer, I became the fire I'm my own savior, I'm my own supplier I used to pray for a hand to pull me from the dark Now I'm the spark, now I'm the light, leaving a mark Yeah, I grew into the one I used to need Breaking the cage, I am finally free.

[Bridge] Stop negotiating with your own mind Leave the past and all the pain behind The cage was an illusion, the cold was a test Now I sit upon my own throne, feeling blessed I don't need a hero, I don't need a save I dug my own way out of the grave Yeah, I'm the espresso, I'm the wave.

[Outro] I used to need somebody. Now I need myself. Surf the waves. Keep your focus. Yeah...