-Old Me- You think the old you is gonna change? You really think you’ve changed? You put on new clothes… New dreams… New music… New ways… But underneath it all… You’re still me. Haha… you’re just some loser who can’t make it in this world. No guidance through the any kind of galore. You’re just a girl who learned pain before peace. The one who wore bruises like jewelry. The one who believed “broken” was a permanent name. I remember every tear you tried to erase. I remember every night you wanted to disappear. You can’t delete me. You can’t outrun me. You can’t bury me. -New Me- No… I never came here to bury you. I came here… To prove you were never the end of my story. Every scar became a sentence. Every setback became a stepping stone. Every chapter you called “failure”… I called “survival.” So if we’re settling this tonight… Let’s settle it. No crowd. No judges. No excuses. Just one soul… Standing across from its own reflection (Bass drops) Let’s start with this war… welcome to… ME Versus ME I am BlackBandit! -Old Me- Look at you pretending that you’re stronger now, Still got scars underneath that crown. Still hear voices when the night’s too loud, Still break apart when nobody’s around. Remember sleeping with tears on your sleeve? Begging God just to let you breathe? You lost your kids… Lost your peace… Lost yourself… Now you’re preaching belief? You call that healing? That’s camouflage. Built a smile… Over battle scars. Every mirror knows You’re still that girl Who couldn’t save Her own damn world. I know your panic… I know your fear… I lived inside your every tear. You’ll never outrun Who you used to be… Because… I AM YOU. -Pre Chorus- Heart racing… Hands shaking… One soul… Split in two. -Chorus- It’s… ME… Versus ME!! Swing after swing… Memory after memory. One side screaming… “JUST GIVE UP!” The other yelling… “I’M NOT WHO I WAS!” Every scar became armor. Every nightmare… Turned into thunder. You didn’t bury me… You BUILT me. -New Me- Sit down. You’ve talked enough. Yeah… I remember every broken day. The addiction. The abuse. The lies. The nights I prayed my life away. But here’s what YOU forgot. I’m still breathing. Still standing. Still writing songs that shake the ceiling. You wanted graves. I planted gardens. You wanted darkness. I started sparking You kept saying… “Nobody loves you.” Now I got kids watching How their mama keeps moving. Every sunrise… Another receipt. Every paycheck… Proof I compete. Working mornings… Breaking sweat. Still chasing dreams… Ain’t caught ’em yet. Golf course dirt Still on my boots. But every paycheck Funds my roots. You remember chains. I remember keys. You remember failure. I remember… Freedom finally finding me. -Chorus- It’s… ME…versus ME!! Blood on the canvas. Hope in my hands. Every punch Built a better woman. Every loss… Created a champion. -Old Me- Champion? Stop lying. Depression still visits. Anxiety still driving. You still question Every compliment. Still replay Every ugly event. Still wonder… “If I fail tomorrow…” “If everybody leaves…” “If the past catches me…” Tell ’em THAT. Tell ‘em you’re scared. Tell ‘em you’re exhausted. Tell ‘em healing ain’t fair. You’ll always be broken. You’ll always fall. Soon enough… You’ll lose it all. -The breakdown- You’re right I still get scared. I still cry. Some nights… I still wonder why. But here’s where Your story dies… Because strength… Was never The absence of fear. Strength… Is walking forward… WHILE FEAR IS SCREAMING IN YOUR EAR. -New Me- You thought surviving Was the finish line. Nah… That was only lap one. Now I’m writing albums. Turning trauma into speakers. Turning nightmares… Into stadium features. Every scar Another tattoo Without the ink. Every setback… Another reason Not to sink. I’m not perfect. Never claimed it. I’m just finally Done being ashamed of it. The old me… Built the fire. The new me… Walked through it. Now every version That tried to destroy me… Gets buried Inside every lyric. You don’t beat your past… You outgrow it. -Final Ending- ME!! Versus ME!! No enemies left… Just evolution No chains left… Just momentum. No victim No villain. Just one soul… Choosing to keep living. I didn’t kill Who I used to be… I thanked her… For surviving long enough… To become… ME. -Outro- Bell rings. Winner by unanimous decision… Not the old me. Not the new me. The one… Who refused… To quit. (Music fades)
