[Hook – 20s | Melodic]
Grew up cold, had to man up early (yeah)
Talk to my pain like it don’t hurt me (nah)
No one checked in, no one heard me (where you at?)
Smiles outside but the nights get dirty (real life)
Lonely roads, yeah I know them well (I know)
Raised by stress in a private hell (facts)
If I fall back now, I fail myself (never)
Ten toes down, had no one else (on God)
[Verse – 60s | UK Drill Bounce]
No guidance, just trauma and hope (trust)
Learnt how to survive, not cope (nah)
Heart too heavy but I still stayed focused (stay down)
No help comin’, had to stay ruthless (grr)
Centrelink days, two-minute noodles (bro)
Bills on the bench, stress in my pupils (stress)
Seen mates get love, I stayed silent (why?)
Had to grow up quick, that’s violent (cold)
House too quiet, head too loud (mm)
Pain stay deep, never say it proud (nah)
If I cracked once, I fixed myself (fix it)
No handouts here, I built myself (facts)
Trust issues baked in my chest (yeah)
Expect the worst so I’m never stressed (real)
Don’t hate the world, I just stay alert (stay sharp)
When you grow alone, love still hurts (hurts)
[Bridge – 15s | Low / Broken]
Sometimes I wish someone asked “you right?” (you good?)
Kid needed help in the dead of night (late nights)
Now I laugh like it don’t cut deep (nah)
But lonely thoughts don’t let me sleep (no sleep)
[Hook – 20s | Repeat]
Grew up cold, had to man up early (yeah)
Talk to my pain like it don’t hurt me (nah)
No one checked in, no one heard me (where you at?)
Smiles outside but the nights get dirty (real life)
Lonely roads, yeah I know them well (I know)
Raised by stress in a private hell (facts)
If I fall back now, I fail myself (never)
Ten toes down, had no one else (on God)
[Outro – 5s | Spoken]
Raised by nothin’… still stood firm. (yeah)
BKNova
