[Intro]
Yeah, this one’s for the shadows I carry, yo
Back in the day, life was a war zone
Listen—
[Verse 1]
Seventeen, life flipped, mom took her leave
Quit her job, said she was tired, just wanted to breathe
All she saw was pills and liquor, drownin' her pain
While I was just a kid, caught up in the rain
She’d put her problems on me, said "Quit school or get a job"
Apartment’s on the line, yo, I was feelin’ lost
Forced into a corner, gotta choose my fate
Stay or leave, either way, destiny’s heavy weight
Day after day, all she ever chose was her haze
Missed her own reflection, lost in the maze
All I wanted was a protector, but she was broken, yo
In the end, who’s really the one prone?
[Pre-Chorus]
And I’m standin’ here, with no family, no traces
Blamed for her passing, left with broken places
Thought I was her son, turns out I was just her blame
Now I walk these streets haunted by her name
[Chorus]
Growing up in the shadow of a runaway pain
Lost in the system, just tryin’ to maintain
Should’ve been a kid, but I was fighting for my soul
In the ruins of my life, I lost control
[Bridge]
Yeah, the scars run deep, memories like a chain
Every hollow hollowed out, filled with silent pain
Brother turned away, left me in this storm
Left me to stand alone, weather the wrong
[Outro]
So I write these words, try to find my peace
From a kid who was broken, seeking release
Memory’s a weapon, but I still stay strong
Turnin’ my story into this song
Fade out with echoes of the past…