Ooh, ooh, yeah

Mmm, oh

Mmm, oh yeah

Yeah

They see the chain, they don't see the weight that it carries

See the smile in the pics, not the pain that I buried

I've been fighting my reflection, tryna make peace with what I've lost

'Cause the same roads that made me nearly made me lose it all

And it's hard when you're winning, but my demons won't go (Oh)

Got a pocket full of dreams and a chest full of smoke

Every chapter's got a story, every loss left a mark

I've been searching for the light while carrying the dark

Yeah

I was young, angry as fuck, full of pride and ambition

Mum was stressed in the kitchen, I was blind to the vision

Man was chasing validation, tryna prove I was different

Never knew that the pressure would come with the position

Used to stare out the window when the rain hit the estate

Thinking one day I'd escape, now I'm here and it's strange

Got the things that I prayed for, still the hurt never changed

Funny how you can win and still be carrying pain

I lost people I loved, now I talk to their photos

Got memories in my head that I can't put on promo

Everyone loves the highlights, nobody knows the low-low

Nobody saw the dark days when my life was on slow-mo

Now they tell me I'm blessed, tell me, "Bro, you've gone clear"

But they weren't there when I felt like I was drowning in fear

I was smiling on the outside, barely holding it here

Had to fight through the bullshit year after year

And every time I level up, the pressure gets deeper

The ghosts don't disappear, they just ride in the two-seater

Got family depending on me, I can't afford to fold

So I wear a calm face, even when my heart feels cold

They see the chain, they don't see the weight that it carries (Mmm)

See the smile in the pics, not the pain that I buried (Oh)

I've been fighting my reflection

Tryna make peace with what I've lost (Oh)

'Cause the same roads that made me nearly made me lose it all (Ooh)

And it's hard when you're winning, but my demons won't go (Oh)

Got a pocket full of dreams and a chest full of smoke (Oh)

Every chapter's got a story, every loss left a mark

I've been searching for the light while carrying the dark

Yeah

Now the bread comes quick, but them years move slow

Man seen so much pain that the tears don't show

Lost mates, lost time, lost parts of my soul

Had to build myself back when I felt so low

I've sat in packed rooms and still felt alone

Everyone wants a piece when they see that you've grown

But success is a weird one, fam, nobody's told

You can have all the applause and still feel cold

Got scars in my mind that I can't just erase

Some nights I still see old memories in my face

And I swear life's mad, you spend years in the race

Then realize peace was the thing you should chase

If tomorrow don't come, let them say that I tried

That I carried all the weight and I still held it high

That I spoke from the heart, never lived in disguise

And I never let the darkness take the man from inside, ayy

They see the chain, they don't see the weight that it carries

See the smile in the pics, not the pain that I buried

I've been fighting my reflection, tryna make peace with what I've lost

'Cause the same roads that made me nearly made me lose it all

And it's hard when you're winning, but my demons won't go (Oh)

Got a pocket full of dreams and a chest full of smoke (Oh)

Every chapter's got a story, every loss left a mark

I've been searching for the light while carrying the dark