[Verse 1]
Seventeen and I’m out the gate
Back door creak in the half-past eight
Eight little shadows in the same old room
Quiet dad in the haze, don’t say much, don’t move
Mama on fire, eyes like storms
Same cracked walls, same cold mornings
I packed my hope in a trash bag tight
Two shirts, one dream, one bruised-up night
Little ones sleep with the TV glow
I kissed that floor and I let it go
If I stay, I break, if I run, I breathe
So I took my name and I took my leave
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear the house in my head
Every step, every thread
But I’m done being scared
I was built for the edge
[Chorus]
I’m gone, I’m gone, I’m gone
For the ones still holding on
I’m gone, I’m gone, I’m gone
I can’t save them from the storm (nah)
I’m gone, I’m gone, I’m gone
Still I carry where I’m from
I’m gone, I’m gone, I’m gone
One day, I’ll come back strong
[Verse 2]
Bus stop bench with a ripped-up sleeve
Cold air biting, but I still believe
No map, no plan, just a heartbeat loud
And a fistful of fear in a borrowed crowd
I seen my brother hide his tears
Seen my sister raise her years too fast
Seen my dad stare through the wall
Like a man too tired to catch a call
I’m not the fix, I’m not the cure
But I know this pain can be more than a curse
If I learn my pace and I keep my chin up
I can turn that break into a better life
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear the house in my head
Every step, every thread
But I’m done being scared
I was built for the edge
[Chorus]
I’m gone, I’m gone, I’m gone
For the ones still holding on
I’m gone, I’m gone, I’m gone
I can’t save them from the storm (nah)
I’m gone, I’m gone, I’m gone
Still I carry where I’m from
I’m gone, I’m gone, I’m gone
One day, I’ll come back strong
[Bridge]
If I fall, I get back up
If they doubt, I still look up
I ain’t running from my blood
I’m running toward the sun
And every scar, it wrote my name
Every loss, it fed my flame
I was raised in the hurt and the noise
Now I’m learning how to be a voice
[Chorus]
I’m gone, I’m gone, I’m gone
For the ones still holding on
I’m gone, I’m gone, I’m gone
I can’t save them from the storm (nah)
I’m gone, I’m gone, I’m gone
Still I carry where I’m from
I’m gone, I’m gone, I’m gone
One day, I’ll come back strong