Yo. Caught in the crossfire. Between heaven and hell. Between the light and the dark. Between the man I was and the man I'm trying to be. And the bullets don't care which side you're on. They just tear through whoever's standing in the middle. Let me tell you about it. [Verse 1 – Measured, storytelling flow] I was born in the middle of a war I didn't start Between a mother who tried to kill me and a father who depart Between the angels that whisper "you can make it, son" And the demons that whisper "you'll never be enough, you're done" I grew up in the crossfire, dodging bullets from both sides The good voice in my head saying "run" and the bad one saying "ride" The righteous path ahead, the crooked path behind And I'm standing in the middle, losing my mind Every choice I make feels like a betrayal to one Every step I take toward the light feels like a shot from a gun Fired from the darkness, from the voice that says I'm wrong And I'm caught in the crossfire, trying to stay strong [Chorus – Aching, anthemic, raw] Caught in the crossfire, heaven and hell Caught in the crossfire, can't tell which is which Caught in the crossfire, the bullets don't miss Caught in the crossfire, trying not to fall Caught in the crossfire, the war inside my soul Caught in the crossfire, trying to take control Caught in the crossfire, the war inside my soul Caught in the crossfire [Verse 2 – Still measured, slightly more intense] The angels tell me "pray, son, put the pipe down" The demons tell me "one more hit, you're safe now" The angels tell me "love your missus, hold your kids tight" The demons tell me "you don't deserve them, walk into the night" I've been listening to both of them for twenty years And the only thing I've learned is that the crossfire kills through fear It doesn't matter which side wins, the damage is done 'Cos the ones caught in the middle are the only ones Who pay the price for the war they never asked to fight The sleepless nights, the broken hearts, the losing sight Of who they are, of what they want, of where they belong And I've been caught in the crossfire for far too long [Chorus – Aching, anthemic, raw] Caught in the crossfire, heaven and hell Caught in the crossfire, can't tell which is which Caught in the crossfire, the bullets don't miss Caught in the crossfire, trying not to fall Caught in the crossfire, the war inside my soul Caught in the crossfire, trying to take control Caught in the crossfire, the war inside my soul Caught in the crossfire [Bridge – Stripped back, spoken over slow piano] I used to think I had to pick a side. Heaven or hell. Righteous or wicked. Good or evil. But the older I get, the more I realise That the war isn't between them. It's between who I am And who I'm scared of becoming. And the only way out of the crossfire Is to stop fighting someone else's war. Stop fighting her war. Stop fighting his war. Stop fighting the past's war. And start fighting for myself. [Verse 3 – Slower, reflective, hopeful] So I put down the armour, I put down the shield I walked out of the crossfire, I let the battlefield yield I stopped listening to the voices that tore me apart And I listened to the one that was always in my heart The one that said "you're worth it, you're more than your past" The one that said "you're healing, you're free at last" The one that said "your kids need you, your missus needs you too" The one that said "the man you're becoming is the real you" So I'm walking out the crossfire, one step at a time Leaving the war behind me, leaving the bullets and the crime Of the past, of the pain, of the cycle I was in And I'm walking toward the light, and I'm finally free within [Chorus – Warm, layered, triumphant] Caught in the crossfire, heaven and hell But I walked out the crossfire, and I'm finally well Caught in the crossfire, the bullets don't miss But I walked out the crossfire, and I'm finally at peace Caught in the crossfire, the war inside my soul But I walked out the crossfire, and I took control Caught in the crossfire, but I'm still standing tall Caught in the crossfire, but I survived it all But I survived it all But I survived it all [Outro – Spoken, over fading beat] Caught in the crossfire from heaven and hell. But I'm not caught anymore. I walked out. I put down the weapons. I stopped fighting someone else's war. And I started fighting for me. For my kids. For my missus. For the man I'm becoming. For the man I've always been. The crossfire is behind me. The light is ahead. And I'm still walking. I'm still standing. I'm still here.
