Breaking the Cycle

(breathe

in, breathe out) (yeah)

Staring at the ceiling,

it’s three in the morning Panic hits my chest without a single

warning Heartbeat racing, running track in my ribs Replaying every single wrong

thing that I did They say it’s in my head,

but it feels like a cage Turning twenty-something but I’m stuck at

this stage Anxiety’s a heavy weight I can’t seem to shake A

heavy, suffocating kind of mental ache

I reach for the vices just to numb out the noise The

bad habits calling like they're childhood toys

A temporary fix for a permanent dent

Another night wasted, another dollar spent But the smoke clears out and

the liquor runs dry And I’m still left staring at the same

dark sky

Gotta break the cycle,

gotta step out the room Before these quiet thoughts turn into my

doom.

(yeah, turn to my doom)

I’m fighting with my inner thoughts every single night

Wrestling with the dark,

looking for the light They whisper all my failures,

tell me I’ma break But I’m reclaiming every single step I take

Yeah, the struggle is real,

the pressure is deep But I refuse to let 'em steal the

promises I keep No more running from the ghosts in my mind

Leaving every single bad habit behind.

It’s a daily conversation with the man in the mirror

Trying to see the future just a little bit clearer The hardest

part of healing is the letting go

Of the coping mechanisms that began to show

Like shutting people out when it gets too real Or faking every

smile so I don’t have to feel Overthinking every word,

paralyzing my stride Building up a fortress where I constantly hide

But vulnerability is where the strength begins You gotta face the losses

just to get the wins I’m cutting off the ties to the

things that corrupt Every toxic routine that I need to disrupt

Taking back the wheel,

yeah, I’m changing the lane Finding power in the healing,

moving past the pain It’s a war in my spirit,

but I’m drawing the line This mind,

this life, is completely mine.

I’m fighting with my inner thoughts every single night Wrestling with the

dark, looking for the light They whisper all my failures,

tell me I’ma break But I’m reclaiming every single step I take

Yeah, the struggle is real,

the pressure is deep But I refuse to let 'em steal the

promises I keep No more running from the ghosts in my mind

Leaving every single bad habit behind.

Leaving 'em behind...

No more hiding in the dark.

(breathe out) Just gotta breathe.

One step at a time.

Yeah.