(Verse 1) It started with a "help me," just a way to dull the edge Now I’m balanced on the corner of a razor-sharp ledge. It was pain pills first, just a way to numb the ache But the devil’s in the dosage and the promises he’d make. Crushing up the tablets, watching "relief" turn to a ghost I was a guest in my own body, but the pills were the host. Nodding off at dinner, losing hours to the haze Counting out the milligrams to get me through the days. I thought I was in control, thought I had the upper hand Till I was digging through the carpet just to find a single grain. The "poison I was taking" had a heavy price to pay Watching every bit of who I was just wither and decay. I was a slave to the pharmacy, a prisoner of the "scrip" Losing my identity with every single slip. (Chorus) But if I took it all back and I changed my ways Would it make me the man I am today? 'Cause I found a strength that the devil couldn't take And I’m wide awake, it’s my soul at stake. So to all you demons tryna pull me down Yeah, I found my way to escape (escape) (Post-Chorus) Yeah... I found my way to escape. (I found my way.) (Verse 2) Then the pills weren't enough, so the devil changed the game He brought a pipe and a torch and he whispered my name. Now I’m wide awake and shaking, staring holes through the wall Waiting for the sky or the ceiling to finally fall. Watching the puddle spin, watching the vapor start to cloud My thoughts are screaming at me but I can't talk out loud. I’m checking every lock, I’m peekin' through the blinds Lost in the static of a thousand different minds. It’s a different kind of monster, it’s a different kind of "low" When you’re moving at a million but you got nowhere to go. The "devil’s visual" had me seeing things that weren't there Chasing ghosts in the shadows with a cold, hollow stare. I’m a skeletal remain, I’m a wreck, I’m a mess Living every second in a state of chemical distress! But I can feel a flicker, a spark inside the dark The Master Plan is calling me to leave a different mark! (Chorus) But if I took it all back and I changed my ways Would it make me the man I am today? 'Cause I found a strength that the devil couldn't take And I’m wide awake, it’s my soul at stake. So to all you demons tryna pull me down Yeah, I found my way to escape (escape) (Post-Chorus) Yeah... I found my way to escape. (I found my way.) (Bridge) See, this isn't metaphysical, this is spiritual I used to be cynical, but that was the devil’s visual. Now I’m pivotal, original, and breaking the political Reaching for the pinnacle and leaving out the critical. I’m holding to the promise and the covenant I’m making Refusing every shortcut and the poison I was taking. I’m escaping from the shadows and the shade that I was living in Forgiven for the misery and history I was given in. This is spiritual design, letting the pieces all align I’m sculpting out the man because the Master Plan is mine. Every mistake was a brick and now I’m building up the wall He was there to catch the weight every single time I’d fall. The future is unfolding like a letter in the mail I’m a vessel of the light and I was never meant to fail. The world is on a hold while I’m polishing the soul I’m taking back the power and the total self-control. (Chorus) But if I took it all back and I changed my ways Would it make me the man I am today? 'Cause I found a strength that the devil couldn't take And I’m wide awake, it’s my soul at stake. So to all you demons tryna pull me down Yeah, I found my way to escape (escape) (Post-Chorus) Yeah... I found my way to escape. (I found my way.) (Verse 3) Now the morning doesn’t scare me and the sun doesn’t burn I’m finally at the chapter where the pages start to turn. I’m looking in the mirror and I recognize the eyes The man who’s looking back at me has cut out all the lies. I’m waking up with purpose, I’m waking up with peace I felt the grip of the addiction finally start to release. Every morning is a blessing, every breath is like a gift I can feel the heavy weight of the depression start to shift. I’m rebuilding all the bridges that I burnt down to the ground I’m present for the people who are glad that I’m around. It’s the simple things I noticed, like the quiet in the air Without the screaming in my head and the weight of the despair. I’m the vessel of the light, I’m the proof that you can change Even when the devil tries to keep your spirit in a cage. I’m taking back the power, the total self-control I’m exactly where I’m meant to be, I’m finally feeling my soul... (Chorus) But if I took it all back and I changed my ways Would it make me the man I am today? 'Cause I found a strength that the devil couldn't take And I’m wide awake, it’s my soul at stake. So to all you demons tryna pull me down Yeah, I found my way to escape (escape) (Post-Chorus) Yeah... I found my way to escape. (I found my way.) Yeah... I found my way to escape. (I found my way.) Yeah... I found my way to escape. (I found my way.)
