[Intro – dusty guitar loop, vinyl hiss, ad-libs] (yeah…) (uhh) (mm) Thought I was done falling Guess not (nah) [Chorus – reflective, cold realization] Rock bottom got layers I ain’t see (ain’t see) Thought this was it, but it’s under me (under me) Every time I think I finally hit peace (yeah) The floor give way and it humble me (humble me) I said “this the lowest I’ll ever be” (ever be) Turns out rock bottom got layers (layers) [Verse 1 – grounded, observational, ad-libs on every line] I hit a low and I called it growth (yeah) Told myself this was the end of the road (mm) Started building comfort in the pain (nah) Like struggle was something I owed (owed) I learned how to survive down here (survive) Started calling numb “being clear” (uhh) I got used to not being okay (mm) That’s when the ground disappeared (disappeared) I thought losing hurt the most (yeah) Till losing didn’t even sting (nah) That’s when I knew I was deeper (mm) When nothing felt like anything (anything) [Chorus – repeat, heavier] Rock bottom got layers I ain’t see (ain’t see) Thought this was it, but it’s under me (under me) Every time I think I finally hit peace (yeah) The floor give way and it humble me (humble me) I said “this the lowest I’ll ever be” (ever be) Turns out rock bottom got layers (layers) [Verse 2 – more personal, sharper self-awareness] I stopped asking “why me?” (why me) Started asking “how deep?” (how deep) I smiled through shit I should’ve screamed about (uhh) Called it strength, called it me (called it me) I kept digging with bad habits (yeah) Bad love, bad nights, bad patterns (nah) Every time I said “this can’t get worse” (mm) Life answered back with laughter (laughter) I thought acceptance was the finish line (finish) Turns out it was just another stage (stage) [Bridge – stripped guitar, half-spoken truth] Maybe rock bottom ain’t a place (mmm) Maybe it’s a process (yeah) Every time you think you’ve learned enough (uhh) Life check how honest you really is (really is) [Final Chorus – resolved but realistic] Rock bottom got layers, I know now (I know) I don’t panic when I fall down (nah) Every level taught me something new (mm) About what I can survive through (survive) I ain’t proud of how low I been (yeah) But I’m still here… digging out (digging out) [Outro – guitar fades, ad-libs] (mm…) (yeah…) Still climbing Still learning
