If I told you the truth Would you handle it, it's Jerome

If I told you the truth Would you handle it, it's Jerome

Me and my brother scared to leave the room Glass smashing while they screamed all through

Police lights flashing outside our home Too young to know our dad was gone

Then mom went jail, left us alone Cold nights sleeping with nowhere to go

Some nights under bridges freezing cold Tryna act tough while we broke inside homes

Then she came back, straight back to him Me and my brother caught bashings again

Next morning acting normal again But deep down we were broken within

Every night I pray Please let tomorrow change

I grew up too fast Pain in my chest way before love

Everybody else was being kids I was just surviving at home

If I told you the truth Would you judge how I live

Half the scars from my past Still control my decisions

If I told you the truth Could you handle my pain

Cause the child that I was Still lives inside me today

Getting dressed for school one day Mom said, don't be sad if I'm gone when you get home

Something felt wrong deep in my chest So I ran back, full speed stress

Found my mom, cut her wrist in the shower Bleeding bad, hands shaking while I dial for help

Operator saying, keep her awake While I'm crying, tryna save her myself

Tapping on her face like, mom stay here please Please don't leave me, still hear it clear

Tell me, how's a child meant to heal from this

If I told you the truth Would you judge how I live

All the pain from my past Still affecting my decisions

If I told you the truth Could you handle my pain

I survive what I survive But it still lives in my brain

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