[Intro]
I’ve been through so much in my life
Some good and some bad
A jagged knife
Even though I can smile to hide my feelings
Inside I’m drowning
My wounds need healing
I’m in so much pain
But I live
I live despite the pain
[Chorus]
I’ve been through so much in my life
Some good and some bad
A jagged knife
Even though I can smile to hide my feelings
Inside I’m drowning
My wounds need healing
I’m in so much pain
But I live
I live despite the pain
[Verse]
The streetlights hum a tune I know too well
Raised by shadows where the echoes dwell
Grandma’s hands were my cradle
My shield
She planted love in a broken field
[Prechorus]
I keep running but the past won’t fade
A heavy heart
A price I paid
Roots run deep but the shadows grow
Lost my brothers to pain I’ll never know
Tried to hold on but the winds would blow
Still standing here though the cracks still show
[Chorus]
I’ve been through so much in my life
Some good and some bad
A jagged knife
Even though I can smile to hide my feelings
Inside I’m drowning
My wounds need healing
I’m in so much pain
But I live
I live despite the pain
[Prechorus]
I keep running but the past won’t fade
A heavy heart
A price I paid
Roots run deep but the shadows grow
Lost my brothers to pain I’ll never know
Tried to hold on but the winds would blow
Still standing here though the cracks still show
[Rap]
Clouds hang low over my mind
Every step feels like a climb
Shadows whisper truths I can’t deny
Broken mirrors reflect my tries
(Time won't let me heal)
Dreams got cracks but I still hold tight
Fists of hope in the coldest fight
Lost myself in the noise of the game
Found pieces in the ashes of shame
[Prechorus]
I keep pushing but the scars remain
A heavy heart
A love in vain
Roots run deep but the shadows grow
Lost my brothers to pain I’ll never know
Tried to hold on but the winds would blow
Still standing here though the cracks still show
[Verse 2]
Pops fought cancer like a soldier
No rest
I wore his strength like a badge on my chest
My brothers fell
One by one they slipped
Life cut the ties I couldn’t keep gripped
Baby momma screaming
Drowning my calm
I’m trying to be more than the ghost of my mom
Tired hands
Tired heart
But I carry the weight
For my kid
For his dreams
For a clean slate
[Chorus]
I’ve been through so much in my life
Some good and some bad
A jagged knife
Even though I can smile to hide my feelings
Inside I’m drowning
My wounds need healing
I’m in so much pain
But I live
I live despite the pain
[Outro]
I’ve been through so much in my life
Some good and some bad
A jagged knife
Even though I can smile to hide my feelings
Inside I’m drowning
My wounds need healing
I’m in so much pain
But I live
I live despite the pain
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