[Verse 1 – DOUBLE-TIME | 16 bars]
Mirror cracked but I see me clear
Every flaw loud, can’t disappear
Built from rage but I think too much
Mind stay sharp, heart stay numb
I talk tough but I doubt inside
Every win feel justified
Pressure push me to ask myself
Am I chasing truth or running from help
Came from nights I couldn’t sleep
Arguing with my own belief
Every scar got a voice now
Every silence scream too loud
I don’t hide, I analyze
Every lie I told myself
If I break, it’s internal first
Before the world could do it worse
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[Pre-Chorus – 8 bars | build]
I don’t fight what I see no more
I confront every open door
If I’m wrong, I rewrite the code
If I’m lost, I still move alone
Heart stay heavy, mind stay loud
Still I stand here, ten toes down
No escape from the inner war
I don’t flinch when I look for more
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[Chorus – HALF-TIME | chant-ready]
FACE TO FACE
WITH MYSELF
FACE TO FACE
NO HELP
FACE TO FACE
TRUTH HIT HARD
FACE TO FACE
LEFT MY SCARS
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[Verse 2 – DOUBLE-TIME | EXTENDED | 20 bars]
I replay moments frame by frame
Every choice etched in my brain
Some regrets I don’t erase
I just learn how to carry the weight
I built armor from all this stress
But it block my happiness
I stay strong but I feel the cost
How much of me I already lost
I don’t blame fate, I blame me
For the things I refuse to see
If I’m stuck, it’s my own design
If I’m free, it’s my state of mind
I talk growth but I fear change
Stay familiar with my pain
Still I push through the self-deceit
Tryna separate truth from me
I don’t pray for a perfect soul
I just want some inner control
If I fall, it’s face-first honest
No disguise when I hit the bottom
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[Beat CUT – 4 bars | dead air / breathing]
No mask
No lies
Just me
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[Breakdown – HALF-TIME | screamed]
LOOK IN
DON’T TURN
TRUTH HURT
BUT I LEARN
BUILT FLAWED
BUILT TRYING
SELF WAR
STILL FIGHTING
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[Final Verse – DOUBLE-TIME | EXTENDED | ENDING]
Mirror talk got my chest tight
Every thought come alive at night
I don’t run when the truth get loud
I stand firm, I bow inward now
Every version of me I’ve been
Left a mark on my discipline
I don’t erase who I used to be
I refine what I choose to keep
No clean slate, just sharpened sense
Turn reflection into defense
If I change, it’s intentional
Every step now dimensional
Last lap breath, I stay composed
I don’t fear what I finally know
Final words said calm but loud—
I faced myself… I’m still around.
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[Outro – quiet distortion]
No enemy left
But me
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