Wake up, bills on the table, I don’t even look, Another month gone, another page in the book. Feels like I’m drowning in a world full of debt, Work all day, but I got nothin’ left. Rent’s high, dreams low, food barely fits, Pocket’s empty, but the stress never quits. I been prayin’ for a break but the cracks don’t show, And the weight on my chest just won’t let go. I’m just tryin’ to keep my head above the water, But the tide keeps pullin’ me under, harder. Every breath feels like I’m losin’ ground, Barely livin’, but I’m still around. Clock out, walk home, night feels colder, Carryin’ a world that I can’t lift over. Dreams on pause, yeah, I’m stuck in a cage, Workin’ just to die with a minimum wage. And the suits on the screen say it’s all okay, But they never lived a night where the lights don’t stay. I’ve been broke so long, I can’t tell what’s free, Except the pain in my chest that reminds me it’s me. I’m just tryin’ to keep my head above the water, But the tide keeps pullin’ me under, harder. Every breath feels like I’m losin’ ground, Barely livin’, but I’m still around. Hope’s a currency I can’t seem to spend, Every time I save a dream, life takes it again. But I keep walkin’, even when the road breaks, Carryin’ the weight of my past like old chains. Yeah, I’m scarred, but the scars tell a story I own, Every crack in my voice is a seed I’ve sown. They can strip my pockets, take all that I’ve known, But I won’t bow down, I won’t turn to stone. I’m just tryin’ to keep my head above the water, But the tide keeps pullin’ me under, harder. Every breath feels like I’m losin’ ground, Barely livin’, but I’m still around. Life’s a fight, but I’m still in the ring, Even broken voices got a song they can sing. Yeah, the storm’s been loud, but I won’t give in, I’ll outlast the thunder, let the fire begin. You can push me down, try to bury my flame, But I rise from the ashes and I’ll wear that name. I’m more than survival, more than my pain, Barely livin’, but I’m still in the game. I’m just tryin’ to keep my head above the water, But the tide keeps pullin’ me under, harder. Every breath feels like I’m losin’ ground, Barely livin’, but I’m still around. Barely livin’… barely livin’… But I’m still here… still here… Yeah, I’m still here.
