Unclaimed part two

Hatred lived in the walls of my house

Could hear it breathin’ when no one spoke out

Dad ain’t claim me, said I was fake

Looked me in the face with nothin’ but hate

And my brother? Man, he did the same

Shared a last name, but never said my name

Walked those halls feelin’ small and numb

Wore his shadow like I owed him some

Played that game, scored that win

Crowd went wild, but the devil crept in

After the lights, they caught me outside

Five deep — fists flyin’, no place to hide

Said, “This one’s for your brother,” right before the blows

Left me bleedin’ in the dark — that’s how brotherhood goes

No warning, no call, no hand to lift

Just silence from the one I shared blood with

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I was never claimed, never hugged, never heard

Built from fire, fed with hurt

Brother, sister, mother, dad

All left me with a heart gone bad

But I rose from that hate and flame

Wrote my story, owned my name

You gave me pain, I spit truth back

I’m the child who ain’t goin’ back

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Mama watched but never stepped in

Let her man do dirt on a child’s skin

I screamed inside, but the walls were thin

And the love in her eyes wore way too thin

I begged for arms, I begged for grace

But got silence and that hollow face

She never stood up, never had my side

Just let the trauma ride, and I let it slide

And my sister? She was just a kid

I saw her start slippin’ like I once did

Said I’d protect her, swore I would fight

But I froze in fear, ran from that night

I carry that guilt every time I pray

For the innocence I watched slip away

Shoulda been the shield, shoulda been the light

But I let the fear win, didn’t make it right

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I was never claimed, never hugged, never heard

Left in silence, drowned in words

They let the wolves in, called it home

But I turned that pain into stone

Yeah, I rose through the hate and grime

Became a king in my own time

You gave me hell, but I spit truth back

I’m the soul you ain’t break like that

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You see a soldier — but I was a boy

That got used like a toy, then thrown like noise

All I wanted was someone to say,

“I see you, I love you, you can stay.”

But I was the ghost in my own damn blood

Drowned in a house that called hate love

But now I breathe, now I rise

God walked with me when they fed me lies

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I was never claimed, but I claimed myself

Built a throne from the hand I was dealt

Got scars they’ll never understand

But I made a kingdom with these hands

No dad, no mom, no brother’s grace

But I found God in the broken place

Now I love hard, now I stand tall

You couldn’t kill me — I survived it all