Bones of the same

I walked so far inside my head

Even the shadows said I was dead

I carved my name in the underside of hope

Buried my spine in a noose made of rope

Every thought was a knife in disguise

Every mirror told comfortable lies

Rotting prayers in the back of my throat

I fed the dark till it learned how to vote

King of the ruins I swore I controlled

But the crown cut deep and the blood ran cold

I made a home in the echo of pain

Called it strength, called it sane

I was lost in the blood of my name

Face down in the fire I made

But I clawed through the dirt and the shame

To remember I’m more than the pain

I screamed my way out of the grave

Broke my teeth on the chains

If the dark is a part of my soul

Then I’ll drag it back into the light

I been pacing inside of a warzone brain

Every thought ricochet, no control, no reign

Talk to myself like a loaded gun

Say “one more step” then I reload one

I wasn’t born evil, I learned survival

Built walls so high they blocked my revival

Drowned in pride, called it confidence

Truth was I was scared of consequence

I hit bottom, then I dug deeper

Thought pain made me a real believer

But the pit don’t care what you think you are

It’ll eat your heart, then ask for more

You don’t escape the dark

You turn around

And face it

Bite the hand of despair

I bled my way to clarity

Pain was never my identity

I learned the monster wears my face

But that don’t mean it owns my place

I name my demons, make ’em small

Watch ’em shake when I stand tall

I don’t erase the scars I earned

They’re proof of lessons finally learned

If I survived what lived in me

Then I’m stronger than my memory

I was lost in the blood of my name

But I rose from the bones of the same

I am not what I buried inside

I’m the one who came back alive

Yeah, I walked through hell but I mapped the route

Found my voice when I bled it out

The dark didn’t leave

I just learned how to lead