Stood in the dust where the last fight died, blood on my knuckles, tears in my eyes, mirror

Showed a man too long on the run, wreckage behind me, nowhere left to run

Crawling, still gleaming, but the shine felt fake, heart full of rust from every mistake

Dropped to my knees on the cracked desert floor, whispered enough, couldn't take anymore

Rough neck, rebouncing heart as a stone, carved from the fire where the old me was thrown

Ain't pretty, ain't quivered, ain't ever been clean, but I'm standing taller than I've ever been

No more chasing shadows, no more losing the fight

Rough neck redemption, stepping into the light, rough neck redemption, yeah, feel that rise

Wide mountains call like a promise at dawn, fine hair cutting deep, washing the wrong

Dog tags lay quiet, cross necklace straight, no more tangle chains, no more carrying hate

Notebook burned clean, pages turned to ash, chocolate and deuce

Small conference, that last brother still right, but the code's gone deeper

Loyalty to truth, not the reaper, phoenix fever broke when I quit the game

Left a neon gray, God walked away from the flame, saw the man I buried under years of pride

Pulled him up, breathe, and let the old ghost die, when hit my face like a slap and a kiss

Says you ain't the first, but you can be the miss

Rough neck, heart beating, steady and true, redemption ain't easy, but it's calling you

Rough neck redemption, hard as a stone, caught from the fire where the old me was thrown

Ain't pretty, ain't perfect, ain't ever been clean, but I'm standing taller than I've ever been

No more chasing shadows, no more losing the fight

Rough neck redemption, stepping into the light

Rough neck redemption, yeah, feel that rise

Gods tell the story better than words ever could, every broken promise, every drop of blood

Ain't wiping the slate, ain't forgetting the cause, but the price has been paid, now the running is lost

Chrome hearts shining, rough neck soul set free, redemption's a roll, and it's calling me

I'm found, oh, rough neck redemption

Still running, oh, what a day, still running in the light

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