[Intro] GO! [Verse 1] You always had a word for the choices I made! Watching my life from the judgmental shade! You couldn't accept the woman I chose So you left an empty chair at the end of the rows! You said I would fall, you said I would break You treated my life like a fatal mistake! I built up a wall and I locked it all tight I chose my own pride and I chose my own fight! [Pre-Chorus] I thought I had power, I thought I was strong! To prove you were toxic, to prove you were wrong! I cut off the ties and I walked in the clear! Ignoring the shadow that followed me here! [Chorus] So look at me now, wherever you are! I pushed through the dark and I made it this far! I wanted to prove I didn't need you to stand! I built up my life with my own heavy hand! Look at me now, I made it alone! A king with no crown on a self-made throne! But the pride is a poison, the victory is cold... And I’m drowning in the words that were never told! [Verse 2] When step-dad died, you completely broke down! Chasing the toxic men over the town! You picked a loser who poisoned your mind Leaving me and the family so far behind! You’d rather be with him than your very own blood Dragging the memories through the fucking mud! I held onto the anger, I fueled all the hate I thought I was the master of my own fate! [Pre-Chorus] I thought I had power, I thought I was strong! To prove you were toxic, to prove you were wrong! I cut off the ties and I walked in the clear! Ignoring the shadow that followed me here! [Chorus] So look at me now, wherever you are! I pushed through the dark and I made it this far! I wanted to prove I didn't need you to stand! I built up my life with my own heavy hand! Look at me now, I made it alone! A king with no crown on a self-made throne! But the pride is a poison, the victory is cold... And I’m drowning in the words that were never told! [Bridge / The Breakdown] Then came the fever... The cancer took over, the fever burned high... A week before the end, I wouldn't say goodbye. My wife brought my son for a day at the hotel... But I stayed away, locked inside my own hell! Just a few cold words on the phone days before! I kept up my pride and I locked up the door! I thought we had time! I thought you would wait! But the silence came crashing, and now it’s too late! I SHOULD HAVE LET GO OF THE FUCKING HATE! [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] So look at me now, wherever you are! I pushed through the dark and I made it this far! I wanted to prove I didn't need you to stand! I built up my life with my own heavy hand! Look at me now, I made it alone! A king with no crown on a self-made throne! But the pride is a poison, the victory is cold... And I’m drowning in the words that were never told! [Outro] Mom, I miss you... I’m sorry for the silence. I forgive you. Rest in peace. Rest in peace... Mom.
