Lately I’ve been staring at the ceiling,
Fighting off the echo of that feeling.
Whiskey in my hand, time slipping away,
Dreams on pause while I waste another day.
Told myself tomorrow I’ll begin,
But that excuse is wearing paper thin.
The mirror shows a man that I don’t wanna be,
But there’s a fire left, still burning in me.
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(Chorus)
I’m climbing out the dark, no more running,
No more drowning pain with numbing.
I’ve been lost, but I ain’t staying there,
Every step I take, I swear —
I’m building better, breaking chains,
Healing slowly through the rain.
No more hiding in the smoke and shame,
I’m finding light inside my name.
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(Verse 2)
Friends don’t call as much, and that’s on me,
Pushed ‘em back so I could drink in peace.
Lonely nights with a screen and a song,
Wondering where the hell it all went wrong.
But now I see it clear —
The silence ain’t a curse, it’s the place I steer.
To listen to the voice I used to drown,
Telling me to get back off the ground.
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(Chorus)
I’m climbing out the dark, no more running,
No more drowning pain with numbing.
I’ve been lost, but I ain’t staying there,
Every step I take, I swear —
I’m building better, breaking chains,
Healing slowly through the rain.
No more hiding in the smoke and shame,
I’m finding light inside my name.
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(Bridge)
This ain’t about being perfect — it’s the fight.
One small win in the middle of the night.
Every hour sober, every task I do,
Is me proving to the past I’m breaking through.
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(Final Chorus)
Yeah, I’m climbing out the dark, still becoming,
Not a man who runs — I’m someone coming.
From the shadows where I used to fall,
To a place where I can stand tall.
I’m building better, day by day,
Even when the light feels far away.
I ain’t who I was — and that’s okay…
’Cause I’m finding me along the way.