Hard Being Me

[Verse 1]
Momma left in tears
Daddy had enough
Hands on my face
yeah that “tough love” stuff
Kicked in the door
like I’m something to break
Red knuckles, red floor
calling that “raise, not hate”
Fifteen, fists up
back to the wall
Every bruise another
“I ain’t gonna fall”
You call that strength?
I call it you weak
You hit a kid
then you hide for a week
[Chorus]
It’s hard being me
you don’t know this heat
Walk a mile in these shoes
you’d die in the street
Got these boulders on my shoulders
and I still won’t bleed
You think I’m fucking weak?
Come and try, come and see
It’s hard being me
but I bend, don’t break
Every scar on my skin
is a name I erase
Got these boulders on my shoulders
and I carry the pain
You think I’m fucking weak?
Say it once, say my name (yeah)
[Verse 2]
You walked out the crib
left momma in tears
I grew fangs, grew claws
you just grew fear
You ran from the bills
I ran through the fire
You dropped the ball
I turned blame to a pyre
You talk about grind
you ain’t earned my rage
You the one that wrote
my life into a cage
Now I snap bars open
I’m breaking that key
You made this monster
now it’s hunting your sleep
[Chorus]
It’s hard being me
you don’t know this heat
Walk a mile in these shoes
you’d die in the street
Got these boulders on my shoulders
and I still won’t bleed
You think I’m fucking weak?
Come and try, come and see
It’s hard being me
but I bend, don’t break
Every scar on my skin
is a name I erase
Got these boulders on my shoulders
and I carry the pain
You think I’m fucking weak?
Say it once, say my name (say my name)
[Bridge]
You had enough? (had enough?)
I had enough too
You walked out on us
I walked over you
Turned every hit
to a brick in my throne
I don’t need your blood
I can build on my own
[Chorus]
It’s hard being me
you don’t know this heat
Walk a mile in these shoes
you’d die in the street
Got these boulders on my shoulders
and I still won’t bleed
You think I’m fucking weak?
Come and try, come and see
It’s hard being me
but I bend, don’t break
Every scar on my skin
is a name I erase
Got these boulders on my shoulders
and I carry the pain
You think I’m fucking weak?
Keep talking, feed the flame (yeah)

rap, Aggressive hardstyle rap at 165 BPM, distorted kick and snarling bass, male vocals pushing into a hoarse shout. Verses are tight and percussive with double-time pockets; chorus opens wider with gang vocals and a half-time stomp feel. Sparse eerie synth stabs, occasional riser sweeps, and glitchy drops between lines to spotlight key punches and insults., hardstyle