Somebody I Used to Be ( Cobblestone Cut )

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe © 2026 Mark Damon Bitkower. Lyrics & written content are original and owned by the author. All rights reserved. No reproduction, redistribution, or use without prior written permission. 🐰🌙𝕵𝖆𝖈𝖐𝕽𝖆𝖇𝖇𝖎𝖙 𝕾𝖑𝖎𝖒𝖘🌙🐰 Several Elite Hook Credits go to the talented "“Visual universe and video by Elyra & The Veil (@elyrathe.veil). Music and Lyrics by JackRabbitSlims. Used with permission.” (softly spoken intro) This is a cover of a track by a friend of mine, you know him as Jackrabbit Slims. Somebody I used to know. [Verse 1 – The Wounded Healer] Now and then I think of when I felt everything Couldn’t walk past pain without wearing its wings Pulled their shadows into my skin Bled my soul just to let them in You were cold, you were clear, you were calm in the storm And I thought that meant you’d lost your form I whispered “Don’t forget how to feel…” But you just stared back — “That’s how I heal.” --- [Pre-Chorus – The Wounded Healer] And you didn’t even ask me why You just watched the tears, didn’t try And I’m screaming in a voice you outgrew Saying, “Don’t forget, I made you.” --- [Chorus – The Sovereign / Sigma INFJ] But you didn’t owe me empathy Didn’t owe my old identity Now you see through everything you used to see And I’m just somebody you used to be Na-na, na-na-na-na… Na-na-na, na-na-na… Now I’m just somebody you used to be --- [Verse 2 – The Sovereign King] I can feel your hands reaching through my dreams Begging me to feel the things that used to sting But silence is not cruelty It’s the home of my new truth to me You loved to drown in everyone’s tide Now I watch from the mountain side No more savior, no disguise No reflection in your crying eyes --- [Pre-Chorus – The Sovereign King] You said the world will think you’re gone But you mistook stillness for moving on You kept trying to die for love I just learned to live above --- [Chorus – Dual Voice, The Merge] And you didn’t owe them empathy Didn’t owe your old identity Now you see through everything you used to see And I’m just somebody you used to be Na-na, na-na-na-na… Na-na-na, na-na-na… Now I’m just somebody you used to be --- [Bridge – Dialogue Between Selves] (Wounded Healer): I still feel the ache when the world cries out (Sovereign): But it’s not your pain to carry now (Wounded Healer): If I let go, who am I to be? (Sovereign): Finally… me. --- [Final Chorus – Transformation] Now I don’t need their empathy Or the echo of who I used to be I’ve found peace inside the mystery Of the man I used to be Na-na, na-na-na-na… Na-na-na, na-na-na… Now I’m just somebody I used to be --- [Outro – Instrumental Coda] Soft synths fade into ambient silence. A single heartbeat rhythm fades out. (Echoed vocal whisper): "I remember… but I’m free."