[Verse 1: Inner Child] I wanna run, I wanna hide, Feel the world from the inside. No rules, no fear, no chains, Just laughter pouring through my veins. The world’s so big, but I’m so small, I see the sky, I wanna touch it all. I don’t know where I’m going, it’s all a dream, But it feels so right, or so it seems. [Pre-Chorus: Duality] But I’m pulled between the two, A child’s heart and a mind that grew. I wanna play, but I have to fight, To keep the dark from taking the light. [Chorus: The Struggle] Torn between the past and now, A child and a man, can’t figure out how. One wants to play, the other has to fight, But we’re both inside, trying to make it right. I’m both, but I’m neither, can’t you see? Trying to hold on to what I used to be. [Verse 2: Adult Voice] I’ve seen the scars, I’ve felt the strain, Gotta grow up fast to keep from feeling pain. The world’s too big for a child to stay, But I’m still here, I can’t look away. I put up walls, I built defenses, Learned to fight through the consequences. But the child inside still wants to run, To see the world, to feel the sun. [Pre-Chorus: Duality] But I’m pulled between the two, A child’s heart and a mind that grew. I wanna heal, but I can’t let go, Of the fight I’ve fought, the things I know. [Chorus: The Struggle] Torn between the past and now, A child and a man, can’t figure out how. One wants to play, the other has to fight, But we’re both inside, trying to make it right. I’m both, but I’m neither, can’t you see? Trying to hold on to what I used to be. [Bridge: Internal Conflict] The child whispers, “Come play, come free,” The adult says, “You’re not who you used to be.” I’m stuck between joy and the scars of the past, Trying to hold on, but I’m fading so fast. I need to balance the dream with the fight, But the weight of it all keeps me up at night. I’m torn between love and what I’ve learned, But both of me still yearn. [Outro: Resolution] And I’ll find a way to make them meet, The child’s heart, the adult’s feet. I’ll light the path, I’ll find my way, Bring the child and the adult to stay. I’ll walk with both, and I’ll be free, One voice, one soul, both parts of me.
