I'm still that kid

[Intro] Curtains drawn, air feels thin, Lights stay off, walls close in… [Verse 1] Small hands, big fears, I hid my face, choked back tears. Swallowed words, played along, Made myself easy to be gone. Kept the quiet, played along, Painted bruises into songs. Learned to run, learned to hide, But I never learned to cry. [Pre-Chorus] I held it in, I bit my tongue, Took every hit, pretended I was numb. Called it love, called it home, But a house of fear ain't built to hold. [Chorus] I'm still that kid—why’d they leave me here? I closed my eyes to hide the fear. I reached for hands, but they weren’t there, Just empty air and a broken prayer. [Rap Verse] Four walls, closed doors—I ain’t escape it. Learned to flinch before I learned to speak. Backseat cries, knuckles to the drywall, Called it discipline, but I was just too small. Look at me now—got my own damn scars. Got a house, but I still check for cars. Guess some things you don’t outgrow, I'm still that kid—yeah, I already know. [Verse 2] I built a home, I made my peace, I learned to love, stand on my feet. I faced the dark, I walked alone, But fear don’t live inside my bones. I broke the chains, I cut the ties, Took back the kid they left behind. [Bridge] Still that kid, still feel the weight. Still see the past, can’t escape my fate. I know that place—I lived there too. But listen close, 'cause I got through. (What if I’m broken? What if I fall?) Then I’ll be there for YOU! (What if I try? What if I run?) (What if I reach—but there’s no one?) Then take my hand—I promise to lift you up! [Final Chorus] I'm still that kid—but I'm not afraid! Took the fall, but I broke the chains! Still that kid—but I won’t go down! Still that kid—but I'll GROW UP NOW!