[Intro] Yeah... Damien... My little dinosaur... I’m sorry, son... [Verse 1] You ain’t even here and I’m already scared Talkin’ to your name like you can hear my prayers They say you’ll be my boy, my whole world in disguise My little dinosaur with your daddy’s tired eyes And I hate that the truth got blood on its hands I ain’t been the man that I promised I’d be, damn Tri-faded nights, I was lost in a blur Fallin’ asleep standin’ up, not knowin’ who I were Phone hit the floor, I was overamped again Tryna play normal while I’m caving in You won’t ever have to see me like that, no But that don’t fix the fact I let myself get low [Pre-Chorus] And it kills me... You’ll know my name before you know my touch I’m your father, but I feel I ain’t enough I been drowning in mistakes I can’t outrun I already lost before your life begun [Chorus] Damien, my little dinosaur I’m sorry for the dad I wasn’t before I’m sorry for the nights I gave myself away Sorry for the pain that made me fade And I know I ain’t perfect, I know I fell through Feels like I failed Violet, now I’m failing you You ain’t even born, but I’m breaking in two Tell me, son... What do I do? [Verse 2] I lost track on everything and what is mine So I’m fightin’ tears before you even got time How I lose my place before I get to begin? How I be your dad with all this guilt within? I failed Violet, that truth cuts deep Now your name got me losin’ what little sleep I keep thinkin’ maybe love just ain’t enough When your hands shake bad and your life gets rough I don’t wanna be the ghost in your story The almost-dad full of shame and sorry I don’t want your mama sayin’ I tried When inside I know I was too gone to fight [Pre-Chorus] And it breaks me... ‘Cause I love you more than I hate myself But some nights I’m a war I can’t help And I’m terrified the man that I’ve become Already lost before your life begun [Chorus] Damien, my little dinosaur I’m sorry for the dad I wasn’t before I’m sorry for the nights I gave myself away Sorry for the pain that made me fade And I know I ain’t perfect, I know I fell through Feels like I failed Violet, now I’m failing you You ain’t even born, but I’m breaking in two Tell me, son... What do I do? [Bridge] Maybe love means changing while there’s time Maybe broken men still can rewrite Maybe being sorry ain’t where it ends Maybe fathers fall... And stand again If I can’t be perfect, I can still be real Still learn how to stay, still learn how to heal And if you ever hear this one day, know it’s true Your daddy was lost... But he was fighting for you [Final Chorus] Damien, my little dinosaur I don’t wanna be that man anymore I don’t wanna keep on fading away I wanna be alive when you say my name And I know I ain’t perfect, but I’m still here Singing through the guilt and the smoke and fear You ain’t even born, but I’m talking to you Hold on, son... I’m trying to
