Verse 1]
Shooter in my head, he’s loading the clip,
Finger on the trigger when my discipline slips.
He don’t yell — he whispers low,
Says “You already thinking it, might as well go.”
I pace like a caged animal in thought,
Fighting myself in a battle I fought.
Clenched jaw, hands tight, heart racing,
Logic arguing, my mind keeps chasing.
Knows my weak spots, knows when I’m small,
Knows when I want relief more than growth at all.
I say “I’m done,” but the war ain’t through,
Every victory fragile, every slip feels huge.
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[Pre-Hook]
Sick of the cycle, sick of the shame,
Pretending I’m fine with this game.
Me versus me — drawing the line,
If this is a war, then the war is mine.
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[Hook / Chorus]
You don’t know what it’s like
When the enemy’s you —
The voice in your head
Knows exactly what to do.
You fight, you fall,
Then swear you’re through —
But you get back up
’Cause you’re not what you do.
Yeah, I’m bleeding inside
But I’m still in the fight —
Shooter in my mind
I’m taking my life back tonight.
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[Verse 2]
“Just once,” he says, but he never means that,
One turns to two, I’m right back flat.
Shame hits heavy like bricks on my chest,
Telling me I’ll never be different, I guess.
But I don’t quit. Even when I fall,
I still rise — feel the pain, hear the call.
I hate the pull, I hate the chain,
Proof I ain’t owned by the pain.
I train my mind like a muscle in fire,
Every resisted urge builds something higher.
I stumble, I bend, growth ain’t perfection,
Measured in standing back up — my reflection.
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[Double-Time Rap – Cinematic Blast]
Mind spinning, heart winning, pulse is lightning,
Shooter in my dome but I’m still fighting,
Step by step, breath by breath, no hiding,
Looping thoughts attack but I’m rewriting.
Click, click, snap, impulse trapped,
Brain waves crash, can’t collapse,
Chains in my head — I break the maps,
Storms in my thoughts? I’m filling the gaps.
Dark in corners, I see my reflection,
Shooter’s a mirror, perfect projection,
I move, I pivot, escape infection,
Discipline laser-sharp, full-on correction.
Tick-tock, heartbeat pop, don’t stop, reload,
Every “just this once” gets exploded,
I’m architect of the mind I own,
Shooter firing blanks — I take the throne.
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[Bridge – Tension Build]
Maybe the shooter ain’t stronger than me…
Maybe he’s loud ’cause I still believe
The lie I’m stuck in a loop —
Loops break when mindset shifts.
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[Final Hook – Layered, Cinematic]
You don’t know what it’s like
When the war’s in your head —
Doubt loads the gun
And aims where you bled.
But I’m not my relapse,
Not my regret.
I’m a man in the making
And I ain’t finished yet.
Shooter in my mind —
Yeah, I hear him,
But I’m stronger than the voice
Trying to see me dead.
I fall. I rise.
I fight. I stand.
If it’s me versus me —
I’m taking command.
DDietz
