Metamorphosis

reflexing in patience maybe tell me what I need

passively painting a portrait to keep me strong in your dreams

cerebellum cracked open while those before me

fall to their knees

picking ideas to orbit— i've mastered the pattern

these issues spinning like stars of becoming what you need

infinite problems chameleon skin shifting

roots fraying at the edges

my kindness has no limits losing myself

easy to take pieces broken off

easy to process still unworthy

still giving

i soothe your soul take from me

make myself manageable until I am nothing

it's what comes naturally nothing—that's what

roots i can't shed i'm striving for

i need to keep some proof empty

that i exist beyond until my hands bleed

what you need me to be grasping at nothing

those before me knew this the truth hurts you

they found themselves but i feel the pain too

on their knees let it echo

losing everything through us both

maybe i don't know what i am

maybe you're not what i need

but the pattern is mastered the portrait painted

and this is who i've become

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quick flip the script now watch me shapeshift/

chameleon tactics with my soul on rapid transit/

cerebellum poppin' ideas while my patience is packed/

infinite kindness got me feeling like I'm under attack/

reflexing through portraits I passively paint/

morphing myself till there's nothing that remains/

you on your knees but I'm standing empty handed/

my roots exposed now watch how deep they're planted/

truth hurts worse than broken pieces scattered/

dreams worth keeping? that's what really matters/

orbit my issues like they're stars in my galaxy/

take advantage easy like it's some kind of strategy/

process the pain let it echo, let it resonate/

grasping at nothing till my fists bleed, can't hesitate/

natural-born shape-shifter, mastered the pattern/

limits of kindness stretched till they're about to flatten/

who am I really when the portrait's finally done?/

metamorphosis complete but at what cost I've won?

reflexing in patience maybe tell me what I need

passively painting a portrait to keep me strong in your dreams

cerebellum cracked open while those before me

fall to their knees

picking ideas to orbit— i've mastered the pattern

these issues spinning like stars of becoming what you need

infinite problems

Verse 1:

Every journey starts with one foot forward

Looking in the mirror, seeing what I've ignored

Time to face the truth, no more running away

The change begins now, not another day

Patterns broken, habits shattered

Finding out what really mattered

Deep breaths as I step into the unknown

Planting seeds where doubt was grown

Chorus:

These first steps might feel like miles

The hardest part is breaking through denial

But I'm moving now, can't turn back the clock

Building momentum, brick by brick, block by block

These first steps, they change everything

New life blooming from what I bring

Verse 2:

Had to silence all those voices in my head

Telling me I'll fail before I even spread

My wings and soar above what held me down

No more drowning, now I'm gonna drown

Out the noise, focus on the vision

Making moves with surgical precision

Fuck yesterday, tomorrow ain't promised

Today's the day I'm the prophet

(Chorus)

Bridge:

Small changes daily

Consistency, not maybe

Fall down seven, rise up eight

New habits form, rewrite my fate

Pessimistic pricks push propaganda of pain

While I'm shifting shit and shining through the shame

Looking back won't see the same man

Future shaped by my own hands

Verse 3:

Put action behind all them pretty words

Results speaking louder than what you heard

One day at a time, that's how change survives

Each decision builds the rest of our lives

No shortcuts, just honest work

In the dark where most would lurk

Damn right I ditched the devils that detained me

Breaking barriers that bastards built around me

I'm stepping into light, transforming slow

Watch the person I'm becoming grow

(Chorus)

Outro:

These first steps...

First steps...

Everything changes with these first steps.

rest of our lives

No shortcuts, just honest work

In the dark where most would lurk

Damn right I ditched the devils that detained me

Breaking barriers that bastards built around me

I'm stepping into light, transforming slow

Watch the person I'm becoming grow

(Chorus)

Outro:

These first steps...

First steps...

Everything changes with these first steps.