Staring at a cracked screen 2 AM glow
Unread messages I already know
Cut my teeth on silence it tastes like rust
Turning old excuses into diamond dust
Cold coffee on the nightstand half a lie
The person in the mirror won't meet my eye
I used to chase the noise now I chase the still
Learning how to move without breaking the will
Ghost of my old self keeps knocking the door
But I don't answer back not like before
Built a throne from the rubble I left behind
Every scar a lesson I redesigned
The weight I carried wasn't mine to hold
Now I let it burn and I watch it turn cold
16 bars of breathing letting lungs expand
Finally understand
I'm not running I'm just walking away
Let the silence teach me what words couldn't say
Cold air filling up my lungs
I'm becoming who I should've been all along
No more replaying the same dead scenes
Tired of stitching up what can't be cleaned
Cut the fat cut the noise cut the fake concern
Every bridge I burned was a lesson I earned
Now I move like a slow blade quiet and true
Only answers to myself and the work I do
Used to drown in the shallow now I dive deep
The promises I make are the ones I keep
Late nights in the lab no witness no crowd
Building something solid while the world gets loud
They want the old me back but the access denied
Found a new frequency I can't realign
No more bleeding for people who never bled back
No more giving my light to the ones who lack
Control is a muscle I flex in the dark
Turning friction to fire turning sparks into art
16 bars lighter I don't need the applause
I just pause
I'm not running I'm just walking away
Let the silence teach me what words couldn't say
Cold air filling up my lungs
I'm becoming who I should've been all along