“Manual” is about growing up in a world that hands you rules before you even know who you are. It's the story of someone taught how to feel, act, and move through life by instructions written by others — a “manual” full of expectations, silence, and contradiction... They said be strong but not too loud They said be kind but stand your ground They gave me smiles like folded maps But every road was full of traps No one said what breaks the soul Is silence dressed in self-control Where’s the manual for waking up shaking? Where’s the page for breaking down? They hand me lines, but I keep faking I tear them out — I write mine now I write mine now They said this hurt will make you tough They said the mirror’s not enough But every rule that they obey Just carved another piece away And I believed for far too long That doubt meant I was doing wrong Where’s the manual for waking up shaking? Where’s the law that makes it right? They hand me truths that keep on breaking I burn them slow — I light my fight I light my fight They said don’t cry, just work, just win They called it life and tucked it in But I won’t shrink to fit their plan I won’t be less to be their man There’s no manual for hearts still beating No script for love that holds its ground We sing with scars and keep repeating What they erase — we write it down We write it down We write it down We write it down We write it down...
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