[Intro – Spoken, weary & low] Forgive me, Father… This ain’t no prayer. Just truth I been carryin’ in silence for years. [Verse 1 – THRACE Chopper-style, confession begins] Truth is, I’m larger than life but I’m breakin’, Smilin’ through pressure, inside I’m shakin’. Built like a boulder, I carry the weight, But no one can see all the cracks that I fake. I work till I bleed just to give 'em a roof, Provide with these hands, that’s my only proof. My wife thinks I’m distant, my kids call me cold, But I’m tryna protect 'em from stories untold. Raised in a house where the love was a ghost, Silence at dinner, that hurt me the most. I swore when I had me a family & name, I’d never let trauma run through 'em the same. But pain don’t vanish — it buries in bone, & sometimes I feel like I’m dyin’ alone. So I mask it with work, with chores, with strain, & I smile in the photos while swallowin’ pain. [EDM Dance Break – Soft build: tambourine, mandolin loop, four-on-the-floor pulse, slow pan of rural skies] [Chorus – Sung, emotional & open] I don’t ask for much, just grace when I’m weak, A little forgiveness when I barely speak. I ain't perfect, but Lord, I try, Every wrong step, I still reach for the sky. For my kids, my girl, my blood, my name — I’d walk through fire, I’d shoulder shame. Even when my hands are scarred & worn, I’m the man they need… even if I’m torn. [EDM Dance Solo – Bright acoustic guitar riff drops into rhythmic EDM section with layered claps] [Verse 2 – THRACE Chopper-style, burden builds] I ain’t slept right in seven damn years, Mind full of deadlines, regrets & fears. Missed first steps for a second job, To dodge the debt & the knockin’ mob. Collectors hound like they know my sin, But they don’t see the war that rages within. They don’t hear the weep I mute at night, Or how I teach my boy to fight with light. She says I’m too numb, too closed, too flat — But how do you speak when you choke on that? I bring home bread, then bite my tongue, Cry behind doors till the hurt comes undone. No medals, just bruises, no cheers or toast — But I stayed for them when I vanished the most. [EDM Dance Break – Mandolin & synth arpeggio layered over ambient bass; flickering golden visuals] [Chorus – Sung, cracked but strong] I don’t ask for much, just a moment to breathe, A place to rest where I don’t have to leave. I ain’t perfect, but God, I strive, To be the reason they know they’ll survive. For my daughter’s smile, for my son’s bright eyes, I fight the voices tellin’ me lies. Even when I fall or fade or bend — I will not break. I won’t pretend. [EDM Dance Break – Full drop: kickdrum drive, vocal chops echoing “I won’t pretend”] [Bridge – Spoken over ambient drop] I sit here, alone… In a booth with a God I ain’t sure still hears me. But if I leave this world today — Let them know, I did it all the hard way. & I’d do it again. [Verse 3 – Chopper-style, final outpouring] My hands got scars from the lessons I earned, My eyes hold fire from the bridges I burned. My past ain’t pretty, my journey ain’t clean, But I built this life from a nightmare scene. Taught my boy to stand, taught my girl to shine, Even if they never saw pain like mine. If I fade tomorrow, etch this deep — I bled for their future in silence & sleep. No praise, no pose, just work & ache, No soft retreats, no sweet escape. I held my breath through storms & snow, So they'd never feel that hollow below. Judge me kindly, if you must — I gave ‘em my bones so they’d learn to trust. [Final Chorus – Sung, rising with strength] I don’t ask for much, just to leave a light, A sign I was here when the world lost sight. I ain’t perfect, but I stood tall, Even on days I thought I’d fall. For my kin, my vow, my battered pride, I’ll be the man who never hides. Even when the hurt won’t show — I’ll carry the weight… so they won’t know. [Final EDM Dance Break – Uplifting crescendo: layered harmonies, folk riff drops, warm sub-bass surge] [Outro – Whispered] Forgive me. But don’t forget me. I was never flawless. Just faithful.
