nowhere to prove

Lyrics

Verse 1
Yeah, sunlight on the floor but I still remember cold nights,
Empty fridge, heavy thoughts, tryna find low lights.
Front door used to feel heavy, didn't wanna leave,
Anxiety in my chest, couldn't even breathe.
Coffee now but back then it was cold cups and no sleep,
Mind racin', heart poundin', secrets I would not speak.
Young me had to tough it out, had to move on concrete,
Learned to smile in the hurt, learned to shuffle my feet.
But I'm here now, windows open, let the air through,
Let the world just spin on by, spin on by,
Grey clouds but they soft in a lazy sky.
Used to count all my losses, now I count to four,
Breathe in, breathe out, don't need to worry more.
Just float along, float along, yeah we grown,
Took all of that pain and made it home.[Hook]

Verse 2
Shadows on the garden wall, I seen shadows in my mind,
Nights I couldn't turn the page, stuck readin' old times.
Open book now, but back then I was closin' chapters early,
Heartbreaks, backstabs, fam fights, it hurt me yearly.
Learned to keep it all in, never let it show,
Said I'm good when I wasn't, just thought that was the code.
Garden wall got ivy but I had walls too,
Built 'em high 'cause I thought that's what I'm supposed to do.
Late afternoon call, now I answer with peace,
Used to let that phone ring, let anxiety feast.
Now I sit in that quiet nook and I finally speak,
To that kid in the mirror, like "we finally free."

Bridge - melodic / half-sung
Yeah, nowhere to go, but I been nowhere before,
Difference is now I ain't runnin' no more.
Nothing to prove, but I been tryin' my whole life,
Now I let it flow, let it flow, let it right.

Verse 3 - Realest but still chill
Look, trauma left marks but it taught me how to float,
How to stay calm in the storm when it rocked the boat.
All them nights I thought drownin' was the only way,
Now I watch the same water, let it carry the pain away.
Cold kitchen tile, but I been on colder floors,
Hopin' someone hear me through a closed door.
Radio hummin' low, like a prayer from the past,
Tellin' me "keep goin', all this hurt gon' pass."
So I don't chase, I don't force, I don't grip too tight,
I let it be, I let it breathe, I let it sit light.
Count to four, let it out, let the story dissolve,
We ain't healed perfect, but man, we evolved.

Outro - Hook faded
Nowhere to go, nothing to prove,
Took all of that weight, let it move.
Just let it flow,
And breathe.