[Verse]
This is the life I chose so I’m alive
Give up to God just to survive
Keep digging till I’m out the dirt
The mud stains me
But it’s my worth
Used to turn wrenches
Fixing gears
But no tool fixes hidden tears
This hole in my heart
It’s wide
It’s cold
The pain won’t rust
It just grows old
[Chorus]
This is the life I chose
I wear it like my clothes
Heavy on my back
Yeah it shows
But still I rise
Still I glow
[Verse 2]
Dreams like smoke
They fade too fast
Chasing shadows
Running from my past
The streets whisper
They call my name
But I’m tired of playing this losing game
My hands are rough
My soul is worn
Built from struggle
Bruised and torn
I’ll break the chains
I’ll write my page
Turn the chapter
Escape the cage
[Bridge]
The trenches deep
But I climb
I climb
Every cut
Every scar
It’s mine
This pain’s my story
My alibi
The proof I lived
I didn’t just survive