Better Man

Thanks for coming in today
Now I know we have our struggles and our battles
Why don't you start by telling me more about yourself?
(Sigh)
I was born in the shadows
Where love felt more like fear
I grew up in silence
But my heart screamed for more
Bruises never fade
Not the ones you see
But the ones you carry inside
I am not who they said I would be
I am who I choose to become
I fight every day not just for me
But for the man I know I can be
This is my truth and I'm breaking free

(SD on the beat so it's a killa)

I used to look up to you
Not because you were much
Taller than me
I used to look up to you!
But then I grew up and
Started to see all your colors
In 4K view
Up in your phone you
Were juggling women and playing it smartly too
Haha jokes on you
Born to be different I see it myself
A couple of times I was hard on myself
You never believed had to do it myself
Now I'm hitting goals harder than your fucking belt
Born to be different I see it myself
A couple of times I was loosing myself
Bottled the pain I was killing myself
But numbing the pain is so bad for my health
Showed no support when I told you my dreams
(What are you even doing?)
Needed some help but you weakened my limbs
(You're just Big for nothing)
Find peace in these lines you threw me a curve
Trapped in my zone and decided to leave
Outside I see you keep spreading the love
With me you a T.H.U.G It's The Hate that U Give
Rise from affliction, A man on a mission
I picked up the pieces, I'm building a legacy
You tried to break me and hurt my emotions
It's funny you thought I was losing my sanity
Huh
It's worrisome
Guess I'm relating to everyone
Taught me by sample and not by example
The type of a man that I shouldn't become

I was born in the dark but I had to be the light
Take a look at my scars and you'll understand
I get flashes from the past but I use it as a drive
I can't let the pain stipulate who I am
I'm just trying to be a
A better A better A better A better
Better Man Oh
I'm just trying to be a
A better A better A better A better
Better Man Oh Oh Yeah

You were the king I was the pawn
This is a game of chess
Stuck on the board with nowhere to run
Odds in your favor I guess
At times you would hit me and say those words
(You can never be great!)
Now the pawn's at the end of the board
(Shh... Checkmate)
(...)

Born to be different can you see me now
Remember the times you were pushing me down
You never believed but I did it myself
Now I'm hitting goals harder, can you see the crown
Born to be different I see it myself
A couple of times I was losing myself
I'm focused on healing, stay true to myself
Cos' numbing the pain is so bad for my health

I was born in the dark but I had to be the light
Take a look at my scars and you'll understand
I get flashes from the past but I use it as a drive
I can't let the pain stipulate who I am
I'm just trying to be a
A better A better A better A better
Better Man Oh
I'm just trying to be a
A better A better A better A better
Better Man Oh Oh Yeah

You know
These Scars remind me of where I've been
But they don't define my way
I have learned to rise from every fall
Learned to face every day
Built my reflection from the pieces
You tried to break
Now I'm healing in silence
With every single breath I take
I'm becoming a better man!
(It's Kodinit)