Title: "New Roots"
(Verse 1 – J. Cole-inspired)
Yeah...
Mama said the pain don't leave, it just learns how to hide.
I was just a kid watching heroes slowly die.
Dad left a hole that no shovel could replace,
Spent years looking for him in every older face.
Carried that weight like it paid me every week,
Smiled for the world while my soul couldn't speak.
Thought revenge on the past would finally set me free,
But the past never changed—it just kept changing me.
Now I see my brother standing where the storm still blows,
Trying to plant hope where nothing used to grow.
We don't got the map, just a road and a prayer,
But the strongest trees are the ones that fought the air.
(Pre-Chorus – Powfu-inspired)
Some nights I still hear your voice in the rain,
Wake up reaching out, then I'm lonely again.
But tomorrow keeps knocking on my front door,
Guess healing means walking even when you're sore.
(Chorus)
We're building a home from the pieces we found,
Turning broken memories into solid ground.
Got my brother beside me, got my wife holding tight,
When the darkness comes calling, she's my morning light.
I still miss you, Dad... that'll never change,
But I can't live forever inside yesterday.
So I'm planting new roots where the old ones died,
Learning how to live instead of asking why.
(Verse 2 – J. Cole-inspired)
I ain't trying to be the man that pain designed.
I want peace in my heart, not just money in my mind.
Every scar got a story, every lesson got a cost,
Sometimes finding yourself means mourning what you lost.
My brother and I got dreams bigger than grief,
Building something honest brick by brick beneath our feet.
My wife reminds me every sunrise has a chance,
That life keeps moving if you're willing to advance.
So I quit arguing with ghosts that never answer back,
Started writing new chapters instead of reading old facts.
You can't rewrite history, but you can choose your page,
That's the difference between surviving and turning the page.
(Bridge)
If you can see me now, I hope you'd understand...
I'm still your son, just becoming my own man.
I forgive what I can, let the rest drift away,
'Cause tomorrow deserves more than yesterday.
(Final Chorus)
We're building a home from the pieces we found,
Turning broken memories into solid ground.
Got my brother beside me, got my wife holding tight,
Together we're becoming who we were meant to write.
I'll always carry your name inside my chest,
But I won't let that pain decide the rest.
A fresh beginning doesn't mean goodbye...
It just means learning how to love while we survive.
(Outro)
Yeah...
For everyone still carrying someone they can't hug anymore...
Keep going.
The people we lose become the roots beneath the life we grow.
Angry_Elf
