[intro – dirty guitar riff, slow tom hits] (Mm…) Yeah… [verse 1 – low, smoky delivery] I’ve been staring in the mirror like it’s holdin’ a gun, Every doubt, every scar, every fight I’ve run. It’s not the world out there keepin’ me chained, It’s the weight in my chest, it’s the fear in my veins. I’ve been talkin’ to the ghost of the me I knew, Tryna drag her from the fire, make her walk on through. Ain’t no enemy here but the one I feed, And I’m starving her out ‘til my soul runs free. [chorus – big, wide-open chords, soaring vocal] The hardest fight you’ll ever win Is the one inside your skin. No sword, no shield, just stand and bleed, Break the chains you’ve made, be free. The hardest fight you’ll ever win Is the one inside your skin. You can’t run from the war within, You gotta face yourself to win. [verse 2 – grit building in the voice] Every wall that I hit had my own name carved, Every cut that I took, yeah, I lit that spark. It’s easier to blame the dark than strike the match, Easier to watch dreams slip than make ‘em catch. But I’m done with the games I play on me, Done hiding behind my own locked key. If I’m goin’ down, I’ll go swingin’ loud, ‘Cause the fight in my chest is the one I’ve found. [chorus – repeat, with extra vocal growl] The hardest fight you’ll ever win Is the one inside your skin. No sword, no shield, just stand and bleed, Break the chains you’ve made, be free. The hardest fight you’ll ever win Is the one inside your skin. You can’t run from the war within, You gotta face yourself to win. [verse 3 – slow build, then explode into last chorus] I’ve been my own cage, my own locked door, But I’m not that prisoner anymore. I’m the fire and the flood, I’m the strike and spark, I’m the voice in the silence, the light in the dark. Yeah, the road gets rough when you’re walkin’ alone, But the crown feels right when you’ve carved your throne. And the truth I’ve learned from this fight inside, Is the fear fades fast when you stop your hide. [final chorus – biggest hit, layered guitars] The hardest fight you’ll ever win Is the one inside your skin. No sword, no shield, just stand and bleed, Break the chains you’ve made, be free. The hardest fight you’ll ever win Is the one inside your skin. You can’t run from the war within, You gotta face yourself to win. [outro – guitar feedback fades] (Mm…) Yeah… face yourself.
