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I Am My Own Enemy

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[Intro – instrumental, bright guitars with a worn edge, ad-libs] (yeah…) (uhh) (mm) [Verse 1 – pop-punk cadence, direct, ad-libs every line] I wake up fighting myself (yeah) Every thought feel like an attack (uhh) I get close to something good (mm) Then I’m the reason it cracks (nah) I say I want better days (yeah) Then I sabotage my plans (why) I get scared when shit feels stable (mm) So I burn it with my hands (burn it) [Pre Chorus – melodic lift, self-aware] I don’t need nobody to doubt me (nah) I already do it myself (yeah) Every time I almost get out (mm) I pull myself back (pull back) [Chorus – genre-driven hook, emotional but catchy] I am my own enemy (my own) Every time I get close to peace (yeah) I push it away, yeah it’s killing me (killing me) I don’t know why I do this to me (nah) I fight myself more than anyone Yeah I'm my own enemy (my enemy) [Verse 2 – same energy, different angle, ad-libs stacked] I overthink till I can’t breathe (mm) Make mountains outta nothing (nah) I don’t trust when things feel easy (yeah) So I make it complicated (complicate it) I hear voices in my head (uhh) Sound a lot like my own (mm) Telling me I’ll fuck it up (nah) Right before I’m proven wrong (proven wrong) [Pre Chorus – repeat, tighter] I don’t need nobody to hurt me (nah) I been doing it myself (yeah) Every chance I get to grow (mm) I trip over my doubts (trip) [Chorus – repeat, bigger] I am my own enemy (my own) Every time I get close to peace (yeah) I push it away, yeah it’s killing me (killing me) I don’t know why I do this to me (nah) I fight myself more than anyone (uhh) Yeah I'm my own enemy (my enemy) [Bridge – stripped guitars, emotional crack] Maybe one day I’ll stop the war (mmm) Stop treating myself like the threat (yeah) I don’t need to be perfect (nah) Just tired of being my own regret (regret) [Final Chorus – resolved but not healed] I am my own enemy (my own) Every time I get close to peace (yeah) I push it away, yeah it’s killing me (killing me) I don’t know why I do this to me (nah) I fight myself more than anyone (uhh) Yeah I'm my own enemy (my enemy) I am my own enemy (my own) But I’m learning how to see it now (see it) I don’t wanna keep bleeding myself (nah) Just to prove I know how (yeah) I fight myself more than anyone (uhh) Yeah… I'm my own enemy (still am) [Outro – instrumental fades, ad-libs] (mm…) (yeah…) Same fight New awareness