Title: Since I Was Young
(Verse 1)
Since I was young I was fighting inside
Smiling outside but the pain wouldn’t hide
Carrying thoughts that I couldn’t explain
Sun in the sky but I’m walking through rain
Demons still talking inside of my head
Fighting my battles alone in my bed
People see strength but they don’t see the cost
How many nights feeling broken and lost
Never felt like I was ever enough
Tried acting strong but pretending was tough
Looking for love in the wrong kind of places
Watching people disappear, different faces
Girls came close but they never stayed long
Left me feeling like something was wrong
Questioning everything I tried to be
Like no one could ever stay close to me
(Chorus)
They said I’d fail, said I wouldn’t achieve
Hard to believe when that’s all you receive
Still I stood up, still I carried on
Now I’m showing them how much I’ve done
Fighting my mind every step of the way
Still getting stronger each passing day
Whole world changed but one stayed strong
My mum right there since I was young
(Verse 2)
Had a dad there but no father guide
Needed direction but kept it inside
Watched other boys with someone to lead
I just had silence where I had a need
School told me straight I would never go far
Left me believing that’s just who you are
Started to think maybe they could be right
Maybe my future was losing the fight
Still I kept moving, step after step
Carrying weight that they never expect
Built my own path when nobody stayed
Turned all their doubt into strength that I made
Did it alone when the road got steep
Promises made that I still had to keep
Now when they look they can finally see
I built something stronger inside of me
(Bridge)
Every “you can’t” that they threw my way
Turned into fuel that I carry today
Every dark thought that lived in my head
Still didn’t stop where my footsteps led
(Final Chorus)
They said I’d fail, said I wouldn’t achieve
Now I’m the proof you should never believe
Limits they place on the things you can be
Look what I built independently
Still fighting demons but standing strong
Still writing chapters where I belong
World stepped back but she held my side
My mum stayed there through the whole ride
