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,

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.

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,

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,

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.

Now the bread comes quick but them years moved slow,

Man’s 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 realise 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.

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,

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.