Path Unraveled

[Intro – tense, brooding] Eyes glued to the shadow at my heels Every step feels like a stolen deal [Verse 1 – frustrated, urgent] Everywhere I go, I’m looking over my shoulder Trying to find why I’m stuck on this wrong road, over and over Is someone shoving me down this twisted path? What the hell is going on, I scream through the math I’ve been out here scrambling to find my route Swerving both ways, can’t tell what’s truth or doubt Where am I headed? End up face down on the floor Laying in the pavement, Lord knows I’m sore [Verse 2 – determined, weary] I got a mile of goals still left to chase Destiny’s calling, but my choices feel out of place I got missions to finish, promises to keep At least reach the finish line so I can stand on my feet For all my people, holding it down to the end I’ll keep standing tall, even when the walls bend Hold on as long as I can till they drag me from this land I just need to untangle my life, make it stick, make it grand [Chorus 1 – defiant, raw] Ten toes down, I ain’t never bending to the lie But I keep falling, falling, falling, watch the world pass by Slowly I climb back up, scrape the dirt from my eyes Then the ground drops out, takes my progress, leaves me paralyzed [Verse 3 – confused, angry] I’ve been grinding nonstop, no time to hit pause Ain’t never folded when the pressure tried to claw But I keep slipping, slipping, slipping into the dark Random tumbles yank me back, leave my heart marked It’s like a spell’s got me tangled in its thread Every step forward, two steps back, I’m left misled I can’t break free from this loop that’s got me bound Is this fate’s joke, or a chain I gotta unbound [Chorus 2 – desperate, resolute] Ten toes down, I ain’t never curving the fight But I keep falling, falling, falling, lost in the night I claw my way back up, turn the dark into light Then the world pulls me under, blurs my wrongs and my rights [Bridge – introspective, fierce] I gotta break this spell, snap the chain that’s holding tight Find the map to my purpose, burn the doubt that’s dimmed my light My people need me to stand, to fight, to rise I won’t let this loop bury me, I’ll open up the skies [Final Chorus – triumphant, unyielding] Ten toes down, I ain’t never backing down now I’ll stop falling, falling, falling, break the spell somehow I’ll climb back up for good, wear my scars like a crown Find my path, finish my missions, turn the silence to sound [Outro – calm, resolved] Shadow at my heels fades to dust I found my route, finally, I trust