[Intro - Dark piano] Eighteen. Two people. A decision I can't undo. [Verse 1 - Deliberate hard rap] I can tell you where the anger grew, Can't use it to excuse what I chose to do. Robbed two people, ended up inside, That's the plain truth without the polished side. Had my own hurt, made it someone else's, Nothing brave in taking people's sense of safety. Not a kingpin scene, not a movie flex, Just a young bloke wrong with a lifetime next. Didn't see far. Didn't stop once. Thought about myself, then the door got shut. No clever bar can make that clean, I have to own the bloke I was at eighteen. [Build - Snare rise] Keep the truth plain. Let the drums speak. No crown for a mistake— Drop that beat. [Chorus - Gang chant] EIGHTEEN AND WRONG! I OWN THAT PART! CAN'T PUT THE BLAME ON A BROKEN START! PAST DON'T CHANGE! NEXT STEP CAN! I GOTTA DO MORE THAN SAY I'M A DIFFERENT MAN! [Verse 2 - Double-time] Had a head full of reasons when they asked me why, Didn't have an answer that made it right. You can come from damage, still cause damage, Took time to learn how both things happen. I won't erase the child who needed care, Won't erase the people who weren't treated fair. Those truths sit heavy, both stay named, Getting older doesn't wash away blame. What I do now has to carry the difference, Less loud promises, more real decisions. Not asking the track to settle that debt, Just refusing to lie about where I've been. [Bridge - Low piano] I don't like that page. Still it's mine. Turning it over Doesn't tear it from the spine. [Final Chorus - Full drop] EIGHTEEN AND WRONG! I OWN THAT PART! CAN'T PUT THE BLAME ON A BROKEN START! PAST DON'T CHANGE! NEXT STEP CAN! I GOTTA DO MORE THAN SAY I'M A DIFFERENT MAN!
