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(Intro – whispered, tense)

Yeah…

I been runnin’ from the shadows that I made…

But they keep up anyway…

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(Verse 1 – NF tone: cinematic, emotional)

I don’t really wanna talk, but I’m cornered again,

Feelin’ like a storm in my chest, here it comes with the wind.

Every time I try to breathe, it just tightens within,

I been fightin’ with my brain like it’s my closest friend.

I’m tired of the pressure they put on my name,

But I’m wired to the fire like I welded the flame.

Tryna hold myself together but I’m feelin’ the strain,

Smilin’ on the outside, inside I’m breakin’ again.

People say I’m “okay,” but they don’t know the script,

I’m a bomb with a fuse, yeah I’m ready to rip.

Got a cage in my chest where my demons sit,

And they scratch at the bars when they want to exist.

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(Pre-Chorus – emotional build)

I keep runnin’, but the fear chases me down,

Every time I climb up, something pulls me to the ground.

If I scream loud enough, will anybody hear the sound?

Or am I lost in the noise?

Guess I’m lost in the noise…

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(Chorus – big, cinematic NF hook)

So I paint my pain like it’s part of the sky,

Throw my scars in the clouds just to watch ’em fly.

Been hurt so long, still I’m askin’ why—

But the tears don’t fall, guess I ran ’em dry.

I’ve been broken, but I won’t break twice.

I’ve been frozen in the coldest nights.

If the world wants war, then I’ll stand and fight—

Yeah, I’ll stand and fight…

Every part of my life.

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(Fast Rap – double/triple-time)

I’m overloaded, I’m holdin’ a motive to open the moment,

I’m zonin’ alone in a war with the ghosts that I’ve chosen,

Explodin’, I’m goin’ off—every notion is molten,

Emotions corrodin’, ain’t nobody knowin’ I’m broken.

I’m in the middle of a riddle that belittles my mental,

Every syllable is killin’ while I whittle potential.

I’ve been brittle from the little bits of bitter essential,

Now I’m livid, so I pivot—everything gets experimental.

I’m a volatile prodigy, chronically knockin’

A domino effect when I wreck what’s blockin’.

Shockin’ how I rocket off topics often,

Talkin’ like a prophet, the logic’s droppin’.

Clock ticks, heart flips, when the beat gets loud,

Darkness sparks when I speak this out.

I bleed these doubts, try to clean ’em out,

But I scream, no sound—guess it evens out.

I’m battlin’ shadows who rattle my brain,

Try to get rid of ’em, but they remain.

I channel the pain, dismantle the chains,

Then blast like a cannon—no landin’ again.

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(Chorus – repeat)

So I paint my pain like it’s part of the sky…

(etc.)

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(Bridge – NF emotional drop)

Maybe I’m flawed, maybe I’m lost,

Maybe the cost of being me is being crossed…

But I’ll never stop, even when the world mocks,

’Cause pressure makes diamonds…

And diamonds stay locked.

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(Final Chorus – bigger, layered vocals)

So I paint my pain like it’s part of the sky…

Throw my scars in the clouds just to watch ’em fly…

I’ve been hurt so long still I’m askin’ why—

But I rise each time…

Yeah, I rise each time.