FUNERAL FOR MY OLD SELF — SILL-E [Intro — Funeral Announcement / Low Voice] Ladies and gentlemen… Today we gather to bury somebody I knew very well. He wasn’t all bad… He just didn’t know how to live without fighting everything. He carried anger like a weapon… Fear like a shield… And confusion like a compass. Today… we lay him down. [Hook — Catchy / Haunting] I threw my old self in the ground, Ain’t no turning that coffin around. Anger had a crown, fear wore gold, Confusion was the story that I always told. Rest in peace to who I used to be, He survived the storm so the new me could breathe. Closed that chapter, threw away the key— I ain’t dead… I just buried the old me. [Verse 1 — Metaphorical Cypher] I put my anger in a casket, nailed the lid with wisdom, Fear tried to crash the funeral—I wouldn’t let it in ’em. Ego wore a black suit, standing front row grinning, ’Cause every time I chose my pride, that old man kept winning. I buried bad habits six feet underneath, But they still sent letters trying to resurrect the beast. I burned the envelope, watched the ashes hit the breeze, Now the ghost of who I was can’t get a message through to me. My past was a prison with invisible bars, I thought I needed armor—I was really hiding scars. Had a war in my head, made peace with the enemy, Found out the person I was fighting was the memory of me. [Hook] I threw my old self in the ground, Ain’t no turning that coffin around. Anger had a crown, fear wore gold, Confusion was the story that I always told. Rest in peace to who I used to be, He survived the storm so the new me could breathe. Closed that chapter, threw away the key— I ain’t dead… I just buried the old me. [Verse 2 — Dark Boom-Bap / Dense Punchlines] At the gravesite, my shadow asked, “You sure?” I said, “Yeah, ‘cause I’ve seen what that road has in store.” Old habits came dressed like friends to the service, Funny how temptation always shows up looking nervous. I gave my doubt a eulogy, told fear, “You had your run.” Told anger, “You were useful when I didn’t know I’d won.” See, I don’t hate my past—I just don’t let it drive, That old version kept me breathing… but this version’s learning why. I was chasing validation with a blindfold on, Trying to hear applause while my inner voice was gone. Now I don’t need a crowd to confirm that I’m alive, The quiet got a pulse—I can finally hear it inside. [Verse 3 — Rapid / Rising] Dig deeper— Underneath the dirt was a seed, not a body, Pain became fertilizer, now the roots got knowledge. Every scar was scripture written under my skin, Every loss was a lesson that I couldn’t learn within. I thought transformation meant becoming somebody new, Turns out I had to uncover who was underneath the glue. Peel away the ego, scrape away the disguise, Death of the old me was the birth of the wise. Now the mirror don’t scare me, I can stare at my reflection, See the flaws and imperfections without turning them to weapons. I ain’t perfect—I’m progressing, Every breath is resurrection, Yesterday became a teacher, not a permanent sentence. [Final Hook — Big / Chantable] I threw my old self in the ground, Ain’t no turning that coffin around. Anger had a crown, fear wore gold, Confusion was the story that I always told. Rest in peace to who I used to be, He survived the storm so the new me could breathe. Closed that chapter, threw away the key— I ain’t dead… I just buried the old me. [Outro — Spoken] Don’t mourn him too long. He did what he knew how to do. He survived. He stumbled. He fought. He got lost. But he brought me here. So rest easy, old me. Your shift is over. SILL-E… New chapter. Same soul. Different mission.
