[Verse 1] Came up choking on the static in my head Every word I swallow tastes like something dead They said behave, sit still, play your part But the leash was tight and it cut my heart I’ve been used like fuel for somebody else’s flame Burned up quick, left holding the blame Every promise felt hollow when it hit my chest All that trust turned rot, yeah you know the rest [Pre-Chorus] I tried to speak but my voice was debt Paid in pain, every breath a threat If I’m a problem, say it to my face Don’t smile sweet while you grind me into waste [Chorus] You call me waste, disposable breath Throw me aside like I’m flirting with death But I’m still standing in the smoke you made Still breathing life through the mess you laid You call me waste, but I learned the game Built a spine out of spite and shame If I’m nothing, watch me take my place From the scraps, from the dirt, from the waste [Verse 2] Every step forward felt like breaking glass Past dragging chains, yeah it clung to my past You fed me doubt like it was gospel truth Said I’d never grow, said I’d never move But I catalogued every lie you spun Every cold dismissal, every loaded gun Now I’m counting receipts, every scar’s a page In the book you wrote trying to lock me in a cage [Pre-Chorus] I bit my tongue till it tasted like rust Learned real quick who I could trust If I’m a burden, say it with your chest Don’t crown yourself clean while you call me a mess [Chorus] You call me waste, disposable breath Throw me aside like I’m flirting with death But I’m still standing in the smoke you made Still breathing life through the mess you laid You call me waste, but I learned the game Built a spine out of spite and shame If I’m nothing, watch me take my place From the scraps, from the dirt, from the waste [Bridge] I was never broken, just bent out of shape By hands that took more than they gave Every bruise a lesson, every fall a spark Found my fire right there in the dark [Breakdown Flow] I’m not your leftover Not your regret Not the thing you forget When the lights get low I’m the echo you hate When the truth gets loud I’m the proof you were wrong I survived that crowd [Final Chorus] You call me waste, say I don’t belong But I built my strength where you said I was wrong I took your silence, your blame, your hate Turned it all into something you can’t erase You call me waste, yeah I heard it all Still here when your towers fall From the pain, from the breaks you placed I rose up whole from the thing you named Waste.
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