Yo… I just want you to hear this clearly, Not as a lecture, not as control, just sincerely, ‘Cause what looks like escape can quietly turn, Into the very same fire that’s destined to burn. I seen a young soul go from bright to the shade, From chasing big dreams to just trying to stay, Started light with a laugh, just a moment of thrill, Now he’s fighting his mind like it’s something to kill. He said “I’m good, I’m fine, I can stop anytime,” But the lie that you tell is the first in the climb, ‘Cause the higher you go when the feeling kicks in, Is the harder the fall when the damage begins. First it’s “just once,” then it’s “just for the vibe,” Then it’s needing the feeling just to feel like you’re alive, But the high never stays, it just fades into grey, Leaves you colder inside every following day. Now he’s missing his calls, now he’s losing his grip, Now the truth in his life starts to slowly slip, Every promise he made turns to dust in the wind, Every part of his peace starts to break from within. And it whispers in silence like it knows what you need, “You don’t need anything else, just rely on me,” But it lies, it divides, it rewires your brain, Till the comfort you chased turns to permanent pain. Now he’s staring at mirrors but he doesn’t see him, Just a version of someone who is barely within, Got a smile that is fake and a soul that is thin, And the war in his head never lets him win. Family calling his name but he’s far in his mind, Every second he’s drifting, leaving pieces behind, Trying hard to remember who he used to be, But the drug in his system won’t let him feel free. Tick tock in his chest like a hammer on glass, Every moment he’s slipping feels like it won’t pass, And the cycle keeps spinning, it won’t let him out, Got him drowning in silence while he’s screaming for help. And it starts like a choice, like you’re fully in control, But it slowly starts eating at the depth of your soul, Till the person you were doesn’t feel like your own, Just a shadow that’s trapped in a chemical zone. It don’t care about dreams, it don’t care about plans, It just slips through your fingers like you’re losing your hands, And it takes what you love just to give you a spark, Then it leaves you with nothing but a hole in the dark. But listen, there’s a line that you still can cross back, There’s a way to rebuild everything that you lack, You are more than the urge, you are more than the pull, You are more than a mind that is feeling half full. You can break from the cycle, you can step out the storm, You can choose something real over something that’s warm, ‘Cause the warmth of a high never lasts like the truth, And the truth is the thing that can carry your youth. Every breath that you take is a chance to restart, Every moment you’re here is a beat of your heart, And the strength that you need isn’t far, it is near, It’s the voice that says “no” when the craving is here. So don’t trade your tomorrow for a moment that fades, Don’t get lost in a loop that keeps pulling you in waves, ‘Cause the life that you want isn’t buried in drugs, It’s in choosing yourself when the world doesn’t hug. Stay sharp, stay real, don’t let go of your name, Don’t let something so small turn your life into pain, You were built for more than a chemical chain, You were built to survive, not to fade in the rain.
