Why You Keep Chasin Me

[Intro] Yeah. It wasn’t a deal… I didn’t make no deal. I just had to survive, you know? [Verse 1] Met him late night, room cold, no light, Told me, “I can end your pain, I can make you right.” But I saw through the pitch, no chains, no ties, It’s all smoke and mirrors when you’re lookin’ in his eyes. He asked, “What’s it worth?”—I said, “Everything, except my soul,” Took the weight of my demons, turned it into gold. But I didn’t need him to feel whole, I was already fire—just needed to take control. [Pre-Chorus] He tried to own my future, but I flipped the page, Turned his dark into light, now I’m off the stage. I wasn’t here to fight, I was here to rise, I’m not afraid of the devil, man, I’m done with lies. [Chorus] I said, "Why you keep chasin’ me?" — he laughed and said, "I’m truth," But I took my power back, turned my nightmares to proof. Freedom ain’t easy, it’s the scars that you keep, Yeah, I’m running from the darkness, but I’m learning to sleep. (Yeah) I’m learning to sleep. (Oh) Not afraid of the beast. [Verse 2] Took what I could, didn’t leave no trace, Kept my heart in my hands, never let it break. It’s not about the fight, it’s about the escape, Leaving pain in the past, no room for mistakes. Every lesson’s a scar, every step’s a change, Taught myself that power don’t come from the pain. The devil’s just a mirror, the enemy’s within, I look in the reflection and I’m stronger than him. [Bridge] Yeah, I had a meeting with my darkest side, But I didn’t sign nothing, didn’t let him decide. You can’t sell your soul when it’s already whole, I’m breaking chains every time I let go. [Chorus] I said, "Why you keep chasin’ me?" — he laughed and said, "I’m truth," But I took my power back, turned my nightmares to proof. Freedom ain’t easy, it’s the scars that you keep, Yeah, I’m running from the darkness, but I’m learning to sleep. (Oh) I’m learning to sleep. (Yeah) Not afraid of the beast. [Outro – Slow fade, reflective] I ran from the devil, but I found who I am, No chains on my heart, no more false demands. Freedom’s not given, it’s earned through the fight, And I’m learning to sleep now, in the middle of the night. [Post-Outro] Yeah... freedom ain’t perfect, but it’s real. And I’m living it, every day... Don’t need no devil to make me whole.