(Intro) (Melancholic, dark piano chords fading in) (Heavy, slow-burning drill hi-hats roll) Yeah... I was trapped in my own mind, you know? Cold gym, cold streets, blood on my knuckles. I was ready to die for a respect that didn't even matter. But then... everything changed. Listen. (Verse 1) Lone wolf in the shadow, I was built like stone, Iron in the gym, but my heart was a throne of ice. Wanted the crown, wanted the gang to see, There was no limit to the pain inside of me. Grip the steel, hit the bag till my hands would bleed, Chasing validation was a desperate need. Fearless, reckless, walking on the edge of the blade, Proud of the chaotic mess that I made. No remorse, no retreats, that was the code I kept, While the rest of the world peacefully slept. (Chorus) But I was running from the ghost in the mirror, Chasing anger just to see things clearer. Fighting for a respect that left me empty inside, With nowhere left for my soul to hide. Yeah, I was fighting the world, losing my mind, Until you stepped in and left the darkness behind. (Verse 2) Then you walked in, light through the smoke, Looked into my eyes, and the curse just broke. You saw the boy behind the scars and the lies, The silent screaming beneath my disguise. For the first time, I didn't want to fight, I wanted to step out of the shadows into the light. I told the block goodbye, turned my back on the crew, They called me a traitor, but they never knew... I was finally saving myself for you. (Pre-Chorus) (Music starts to build up, 808s sliding heavily) Laser on my skin, burning off the past, Every tattoo gone, freedom at last. No more code of the streets, no more blood on the floor, I walked away, and I locked that door. (Chorus) 'Cause I was running from the ghost in the mirror, Chasing anger just to see things clearer. Fighting for a respect that left me empty inside, With nowhere left for my soul to hide. Yeah, I was fighting the world, losing my mind, Until you stepped in and left the darkness behind. (Verse 3) (Aggressive drill beat drops to a softer tempo, acoustic guitar blends in) Now look at us now, miles away from the block, No sirens waking us up, no sudden knock. Small town mornings, coffee in your hand, Our beautiful family, just like we planned. The anger is gone, the hunger is fed, No more monsters hiding under the bed. I traded the war for the peace in your arms, Safe from the streets, safe from the harms. (Drop) (Heavy, melodic 808 drop, but with beautiful, uplifting synthesizer melodies – high energy but emotional) (Instrumental explosion of emotion) (Outro) (Beat fades out, only a soft piano and acoustic guitar remains) No more ghosts... No more chains. Just you, me, and our beautiful life. The past can't touch us here. We made it out. Yeah... we made it out. (Fade to silence)
