[Intro] Hey little me, don’t be scared… Yeah, I ain’t what we thought… But I swear we’ll get there… [Verse 1] Feelin’ really honest with myself and how I’m feelin’ Tellin’ you the truth can often be revealing But this ain’t about the future, not yet at least Let’s sit down with you for a moment, help you find our peace See we will struggle to be seen, to fit into the crowd Sittin’ in a lunchroom, filled and loud But the silence in our mind is crazier still Than if anyone has spoken to us or made us feel Chip by chip, we gambled away Every dream that we had and the hopes that we pray See you’re gonna struggle to cope with trauma you don’t know ‘Cause your heart’s still gentle and it ain’t lost its soul Yeah, the burdens that are crushin’ you — I wish that I could tell, We’re gonna fade away and you’re gonna rise from that Hell But the hardest part of growin’ up is knowin’ you’re alone And mama always loves ya, and God’s still on his throne [Verse 2] Kinda funny how we laugh when we fall flat on our face Feelin’ like it’s easier to cling to the disgrace Than let the others see it reflected in the mirror when we stand Thinkin’ that we hide it all behind a smile and a grin Nah, the truth is we ain’t got many friends So we write our own story where the plot thickens, then— Where all our dreams get lived by another Where we’re the author and the child, discovering each other See, I know you think that all this pain will fade away “If I just get closer, if I fight harder each day.” So we struggle to keep going, and our hearts grow darker Sittin’ alone in silence, lost in lust-filled harbors But let me tell you, you’ll get there — no more falls to take Where demons in our heads can’t make us crawl or break We’ll stand tall, we’ll run free — I swear it’ll happen Though it might take a moment to send those demons packin’ [Hook] I’m not who we pictured, not perfect or clean, But I’m stronger than silence, I’m louder than screams. Yeah, the pain tried to break us, but grace held tight— Now I’m writin' these verses just to show we survived. We ain’t what we planned, but we’re more than we knew, Every scar’s just a line in the story God drew. So if you're still hurtin’, just keep holdin’ on, ‘Cause the night feels long, but the light still comes. [Verse 3] See, one day you’ll be scrolling and you’ll hear this song, It’ll speak right to you, make you wonder, “Am I wrong?” You’ll find it again and memorize those lines, Keep diving deeper, searching through those rhymes. See, “The Search” had you hooked, and you gave it a listen, Discovering this artist had a lot on his mission. You’ll hear all his pain and every verse he spits, He wrote it all down, raw truth in every bit. You’ll build your own story, find your voice and your grit, Got the same gift to turn trauma into hits. You’ll find a better version of the one you had, Keep spittin’ your bars, just like that rapper’s glad. You’ll learn and grow, watch your dreams start emerging, From doubt in your heart, your spirit keeps learning. You’ll face hurts that hit harder as time goes by, But you’ll write them down stronger, heartbeat in every rhyme. [Verse 4] Now you gotta keep growin’ — get better, get out! You can’t stay in the grime, in the dark, and just pout. Your dreams need the sun like a tree or a flower, You gotta feed 'em — give it light, give it power. Ain’t nothin’ worth doin’ that comes without pain, I’ve cried through my faith, doubted God in the rain. If I hadn’t been broken, hadn’t faced that collision, I’d still be lost — locked inside mind’s prison. I wish I could tell you you’ll grow up handsome, Be loved by the world, have their full attention. But beauty’s not skin, yeah, truth is, just listen — It’s the heart that attracts who’s meant for your mission. It’s easy to settle, believe our own lies, That the Lord doesn’t get us, can’t see where we drive. But stop swervin’ away from the road to the cross — That path only ends in regret and in loss. There’s voices you’ll hear that say, “C’mon, be free,” But they won’t say it’s a trap — dressed in ease. A real man fights for a future of freedom, Not for the moment — for the ones he’ll lead them. [Bridge] So listen, little me, I know it feels like one giant fight, you see, Fighting undercover with a little bit of magic, But the truth of it all is, we never fully heal— So we write all these stories, just to keep it real. [Outro] So yeah, little me… you’ll get there — you have to. I ain’t what we dreamed, but I’m still a better you. Not the version we expected or thought we would see, But we broke out the game — got saved — God leads.
