Verse 1:
I carve my name into the skin on my arm,
A jagged slash where the pain used to storm.
The knife is quiet now, but the scars remain,
A constant reminder of the void I can't fill.
My fingers bleed as I write in the dark,
Each word a dagger, slicing my soul apart.
The ink runs thick with the weight of my sins,
A mirror reflecting back the mess inside.
The shadows of my past whisper,
Each whisper a reminder of the pain I've endured.
I’m drowning in a sea of regret,
Every breath a struggle, every step a bet on betrayal.
I lost my spouse, the love that once burned,
Now just a cold, empty shell, a ghost in the room.
My children, they’re gone, scattered like leaves in the wind,
Each one a memory, a piece of me that’s been left behind.
My pets, they’re gone, replaced by shadows and fear,
A constant reminder of the loneliness that I bear.
I’m a shell of my former self,
My identity lost, my self-worth a distant memory.
Chorus:
The scar where I bleed, it’s a testament to the mess I’ve made,
Every cut, another prayer to the ghosts I’ve betrayed.
I’m swimming in a sea of my own regret,
Each breath a struggle, each step a bet on betrayal.
Verse 2:
I burn the letters of everyone who hurt me,
In the fire, their names turn to ash and smoke.
The paper crumbles, but the pain stays intact,
A hollow ache that I can’t escape or fix.
My soul is a house on fire, and no one’s coming to put it out,
Every memory fuels the blaze, leaving nothing but doubt.
I’m walking through shadows, each step a new fall,
A cycle of pain that won’t end at all.
The echoes of their voices haunt me,
Each echo a reminder of the betrayal I’ve faced.
I’m a prisoner of my own demons,
And the keys have been lost in the chaos.
I lost my job, the breadwinner’s role,
Now just a shadow of my former self,
My identity lost, my self-worth a distant memory.
I’m a shell of my former self,
My identity lost, my self-worth a distant memory.
Chorus:
The scar where I bleed, it’s a testament to the mess I’ve made,
Every cut, another prayer to the ghosts I’ve betrayed.
I’m swimming in a sea of my own regret,
Each breath a struggle, each step a bet on betrayal.
Bridge:
I hit the wall with my head, again and again,
The sound of impact echoes like the voices I’ve heard.
They tell me to stop, but I can’t find the strength,
So I keep moving forward, even when it hurts.
My hands are raw from the struggle,
But they’re the only thing keeping me steady.
I’m a prisoner of my own demons,
And the keys have been lost in the chaos.
The walls close in, the darkness closes in,
A prison of my own making, a prison of my own design.
I lost my identity, my soul’s essence,
Now just a shell, a ghost in the shadows.
My self-worth is gone, my soul’s essence,
Now just a shell, a ghost in the shadows.
Chorus:
The scar where I bleed, it’s a testament to the mess I’ve made,
Every cut, another prayer to the ghosts I’ve betrayed.
I’m swimming in a sea of my own regret,
Each breath a struggle, each step a bet on betrayal.
Outro:
So here’s to the life I’ve chosen to destroy,
The soul that’s bleeding from all the cuts I made.
In the end, it’s not the world that’s destroyed,
It’s the man in the mirror, broken and cold, alone.
PrinceShawn
