Borrowed Name (Grunge)

[Verse 1] Backseat silence, gravel road Mama crying, didn’t say a word He said, “This is it,” slammed the door Left her standing like she’d been here before Another name, another face Three months gone, then erased Heartbeat started, fear set in So she ran right back to where she’d been [Pre-Chorus] Truth buried deep in a shallow grave Smiling pictures that a lie once made [Chorus] I was raised on a borrowed name Living in someone else’s flame Every word like a loaded gun Didn’t know where I came from All those years just soaking it in Anger dressed up as discipline Now the truth cuts through my past— Was it love… or just something that lasts? [Verse 2] Kitchen light and a slammed fist Walking on glass just to coexist Every small thing turned to war I learned to brace before the roar “Call me dad,” yeah I played the part While something never fit my heart Didn’t know there was more to see Didn’t know that it wasn’t me [Pre-Chorus] Every scar had a different name Every fight felt the same [Chorus] I was raised on a borrowed name Living in someone else’s flame Every word like a loaded gun Didn’t know where I came from All those years just soaking it in Anger dressed up as discipline Now the truth cuts through my past— Was it love… or just something that lasts? [Bridge] Who’s the man in the mirror now? Is he blood or just taught how? If I break, does it set me free? Or just rewrite what’s inside of me? I’m not the voice that filled that room I’m not the weight of all that doom I can choose what I become I’m more than where I came from [Final Chorus] I won’t live by a borrowed name I won’t carry that old flame Let it burn, let it fall apart I’ll rebuild from a different start All those years don’t define my end I won’t pass it on again Yeah the truth hurts—but now I see… It was never really about me [Outro] The silence hits… but it feels like peace For the first time, I can breathe