[LOAD BEARING] [INTRO] Structural assessment in progress. Load distribution nominal. Stress levels increasing. Maintain integrity. Maintain integrity. Maintain integrity. [VERSE 1] I learned young to build with stone Not hope Hope shifts Hope cracks Hope leaves Stone remains So I became a foundation Something useful Something strong Something others could stand on Even when I could not [PRE-CHORUS] Take the weight Add another layer Take the strain Reinforce the failure Take the burden Carry it further Carry it longer Carry it alone [CHORUS] LOAD BEARING LOAD BEARING EVERY FRACTURE RUNS THROUGH ME LOAD BEARING LOAD BEARING IF IT FALLS IT FALLS ON ME I HELD THE WALL I HELD THE ROOF I HELD THE WEIGHT I HELD THE TRUTH LOAD BEARING LOAD BEARING UNTIL I COULDN’T TELL WHAT WAS MINE [VERSE 2] Every crisis found my name Every failure found my desk Every problem needed solving Every wound needed context I called it leadership Called it discipline Called it sacrifice Called it strength Never stopped to ask Why I was carrying things That never belonged to me [CHORUS] LOAD BEARING LOAD BEARING EVERY EXPECTATION STACKED LOAD BEARING LOAD BEARING NO ROOM LEFT TO BEND OR CRACK I BUILT MYSELF INTO A WALL AND WONDERED WHY I COULDN’T FEEL AT ALL [INSTRUMENTAL BUILD] [VERSE 3] Then came the moment No blueprint predicted No strategy prevented No discipline corrected A hand reached down A choice was offered And the outcome remained Beyond my control Beyond my reach Beyond my authority Beyond me [DROP] ERROR ERROR UNRESOLVABLE CONDITION [BRIDGE] I replay the footage Not to change it Not because I can But because part of me Still believes There was a sentence A plan A command That could have altered gravity But there wasn’t There wasn’t There wasn’t [SOFT BUILD] Some things break Because they were broken Long before they reached you Some burdens arrive Too heavy for one person Some choices belong To the one who makes them No matter how much You wish otherwise [FINAL CHORUS] LOAD BEARING LOAD BEARING I WAS NEVER MEANT FOR THIS LOAD BEARING LOAD BEARING I CANNOT CARRY EVERY LOSS I CANNOT HOLD EVERY LIFE I CANNOT WIN EVERY FIGHT LOAD BEARING LOAD BEARING MAYBE STRENGTH IS NOT THE SAME AS WEIGHT [OUTRO] I thought leadership meant carrying everyone. Maybe leadership means walking beside them. Structural assessment complete. Foundation intact. Redistribute load.
