Ascend

I was down in a hole, no rope, no ladder

Brain so loud, every thought got sadder

Smilin’ in public, inside I’m shattered

Tryna act “fine,” like it even mattered

I was ghostin’ my life like “don’t call me”

Heart on mute, pain on Dolby

Every day felt heavy like an anchor

And my thoughts hit harder than a right from a brawler

But listen—

I ain’t built to fold, I’m built to bend

I ain’t here to lose, I’m here to mend

I ain’t perfect, but I can still ascend

I can still be me… just upgraded again

I used to hate me, now I coach me

Talkin’ to my brain like “yo, approach me”

No more self-harm with the words I speak

No more letting my demons take the week

I’m tired of drowning in the same old sea

Tired of thinking I’m what I used to be

If I fall tonight, I’ll get up twice

I’m done paying pain that price

I’m learning how to breathe again

Even when my chest feels caved in

I’m breaking out of my own head

I’m not the voice that wants me dead

I’m stronger than the nights I cried

Stronger than the part that tried

To pull me down and make me stay

I’m walking out—today

Depression had me thinkin’ I was worthless, yeah

Like I was born just to hurt, no purpose, yeah

But now I’m flippin’ the script like a surgeon, yeah

Cut out the poison, leave the lessons—perfect, yeah

I’m not my worst day, not my relapse

Not the breakdown, not the snapback

I’m the comeback, I’m the bounce-back

I’m the “still alive,” where the doubts at?

And I know that healing ain’t linear

Some days I’m brave, some days I’m bitter, bruh

But I keep movin’—even if it’s slow

Even if it’s just one step, that’s growth

So I’m drinkin’ water, I’m sleepin’ more

I’m speakin’ kinder, I’m keepin’ score

Of the wins that I used to ignore

Like “I got up”—that’s a victory tour

I used to think I was broken beyond repair

Now I’m learning scars mean I survived in there

And if my hands still shake, I’ll raise ‘em anyway

I’m still here… so I’m not too late

I’m learning how to breathe again

Even when my chest feels caved in

I’m breaking out of my own head

I’m not the voice that wants me dead

I’m stronger than the nights I cried

Stronger than the part that tried

To pull me down and make me stay

I’m walking out—today