Yeah

Been asking myself this for a minute

Why am I the way I am?

Let's talk about it

I grew up with questions, not too many answers

Life had me spinning, I was dancing with cancers

Pain in the household, raging the walls

Learned early that silence can echo through halls

Teachers said focus, but my mind took a flight

Daydreams were weapons I sharpened at night

Every scar on my soul is a lesson no scam

But it still makes me ask, why am I the way I am?

Why am I the way I am?

Carrying this flame, built from the struggle, tattooed by the pain

I'm searching for reason in every damn plan, but I still gotta wonder

Why am I the way I am?

I laugh when I'm hurt, I fight when I'm scared

I trust way too little, pretend I don't care

My heart's got a lock, and I swallowed the key

So love feels like danger whenever it's free

Maybe it's trauma, maybe it's fate

Maybe I'm built with a permanent weight

People tell me to change, but they don't understand I'm just living my truth

Why am I the way I am?

Why am I the way I am?

Carrying this flame, built from the struggle, tattooed by the pain

I'm searching for reason in every damn plan, but I still gotta wonder

Why am I the way I am?

Am I broken or chosen? Cursed or awoken?

Every line that I spit is a word left unspoken

I can't rewrite the past, can't erase where I stand

So I grip this mic tight, asking why am I who I am?

Maybe the answer is I don't need one

Maybe the hurt is the fuel for the freedom

Maybe my flaws are the shape of my crown

Maybe my questions are what keep me around

So I ride with the doubt let it sharpen my plan

Take the pain, take the scars, turn them into my brand

If you're asking who I am, I'll reply with no scam

I'm exactly who I'm meant to be, the way that I am

Why am I the way I am?

Carrying this flame, built from the struggle, tattooed by the pain

I'm done searching for reason, I'm taking my stand, 'cause I finally accepted why

I'm the way I am