[Intro - Piano] Outside, the days go places. Inside, they stack. [Verse 1 - Cold measured rap] Learnt how a minute could fill a whole room, How a day could end without anything moving. No music could carry me out of that place, No grin could change what was written in my case. Used to call freedom staying out late, Then I learnt freedom was opening a gate. Own choice made, own cost landed, Couldn't argue with a door by demanding. Hardest part wasn't acting tough, It was sitting with myself when I'd run out of stuff. No crowd to impress, no street to disappear in, Just my own thoughts with nowhere to leave 'em. [Build] Tick. Wait. Another day. Bring that kick back— Hear what it weighs. [Chorus - Heavy shouted hook] CONCRETE CALENDAR! COUNT THAT TIME! EVERY DAY I LOST STILL HAD MY NAME ON IT! NO WAY ROUND! NO QUICK OUT! HAD TO HEAR MYSELF WHEN THE WORLD WENT QUIET! [Verse 2 - Faster, controlled rap] Some days angry, some days numb, Some days wondered what I'd be once done. Thought I could leave with a lesson complete, Didn't know the outside would test it in weeks. You can count days without changing a thing, You can say "never again" and still walk back in. Needed more than an exit date, Needed to change what I called my fate. Where I went, who I rang, what I let close, How I handled hurt when nobody knows. Door opens once, choices open daily, Had to learn how to use what freedom gave me. [Bridge - Piano only] Time taught patience. Didn't teach everything. Getting out Was only the beginning. [Final Chorus - Full drums] CONCRETE CALENDAR! COUNT THAT TIME! EVERY DAY I LOST STILL HAD MY NAME ON IT! NO WAY ROUND! NO QUICK OUT! HAD TO HEAR MYSELF WHEN THE WORLD WENT QUIET!
