(Intro — slow, heavy, almost tired) Yeah… Funny thing about the dark — once you see it clearly, it stops feelin’ powerful. (Hook) Eyes wide, heart heavy, truth cut deep, Can’t outrun yourself, even when you move discreet. All that power was a lie I’d repeat, I was king of a cage, not free in the streets. Night still dark but my mind lit up, I don’t glorify pain — I’ve had enough. Awareness hit hard, broke the spell on me, This the sound of a soul tryna leave. (Verse 1) Woke up one day, silence felt loud, Mirror didn’t blink — just stared me down. All that predator pride felt thin, When I asked myself who I’d been. I thought control was fear in another man’s eyes, But the real control was livin’ inside my mind. Every move I made was reaction-based, No vision, just momentum and a faster pace. I saw how the night trained me to stay small, Survive, never live — just answer the call. Money came dirty, left stains on my sleep, Couldn’t spend peace, couldn’t buy relief. I started hearin’ my thoughts instead of the noise, Realized I’d been runnin’ since I was a boy. That voice I followed wasn’t instinct or fate, It was trauma drivin’, keepin’ me late. (Hook) Eyes wide, heart heavy, truth cut deep, Can’t outrun yourself, even when you move discreet. All that power was a lie I’d repeat, I was king of a cage, not free in the streets. Night still dark but my mind lit up, I don’t glorify pain — I’ve had enough. Awareness hit hard, broke the spell on me, This the sound of a soul tryna leave. (Verse 2) I stopped askin’ “how fast?” started askin’ “why?” Stopped trustin’ adrenaline to tell me I’m alive. Every scar had a lesson I ignored, Every shortcut led back to the same door. I saw friends become warnings, not legends, Saw how death don’t care about intentions. The streets don’t love you, they just use you up, Then act surprised when you can’t get up. I learned discipline louder than hunger, Silence stronger than thunder. Cut ties with the chaos, withdrew from the scene, Started buildin’ a life I ain’t ashamed to be seen. Meditation where paranoia used to sit, Breath steady now — I don’t move off impulse shit. Still got darkness, I just don’t let it drive, I put it in the trunk — now I’m takin’ my life back. (Bridge — stripped down, echo) Awareness ain’t soft — it’s brutal. It shows you every lie you used to survive. But once you see… You can’t unsee. (Hook — final, bigger) Eyes wide, heart heavy, truth cut deep, Can’t outrun yourself, even when you move discreet. All that power was a lie I’d repeat, I was king of a cage, not free in the streets. Night still dark but my mind lit up, I don’t glorify pain — I’ve had enough. Awareness hit hard, broke the spell on me, This the sound of a soul tryna leave. (Outro — spoken, calm but firm) I didn’t escape the dark… I understood it. And once I did — it lost its grip.
