[Intro] Long nights Red eyes Counting every cost Just to stay alive (yeah) [Verse 1] Mama worked doubles I was in trouble Sneakers had holes Heart full of rubble Cold floor palette Ceiling fan hum Dreams too loud For the place I’m from Skipped out parties Passed on dates Turned down favors Turned up faith Everybody laughing I was stacking quiet Living off noodles Plotting on a diet [Chorus] Sacrifices You don’t see the price, just the prizes You don’t see the blood on my eyelids You don’t see the nights I was silent (yeah, yeah) Sacrifices Had to cut the cord, change the climate Had to lose a lot just to find it All this pain I turned into diamonds Sacrifices [Verse 2] Couch to couch Same old script Phone on one Hope don’t switch Friends turned ghosts When the rent came due Funny how they vanish When they can’t use you Passed up sleep Chased that shift Clocked in hurt Still prayed for this Said I’d never be What they said I’d be Now they spell my name When they mention “free” [Chorus] Sacrifices You don’t see the price, just the prizes You don’t see the blood on my eyelids You don’t see the nights I was silent (oh, oh) Sacrifices Had to cut the cord, change the climate Had to lose a lot just to find it All this pain I turned into diamonds Sacrifices
