You were that / foundation Never gonna be another one no I followed / so taken So conditioned I could never let go Then sorrow / then sickness Then the shock when you flip it on me So hollow / so vicious So afraid I couldn’t let myself see That I could never be held Back or up no / I hold myself Check the rep / yep you know mine well Forget the rest / let them know my hell There and back / yet my soul ain’t sell Kept respect up / the best they fell Let the rest be the tale they tell That I was there saying . . .
In these promises broken / deep below Each word gets lost in the echo So one last lie / I can see through This time I finally let you Go
Test my will / test my heart Let me tell you how the odds gonna stack up Ya’ll go hard / I go smart How’s that working out for y’all in the back, huh? I’ve seen that frustration Been crossed and lost and told no And I’ve come back / unshaken Let down and lived and let go So you can let it be known I don’t hold back I hold my own I can’t be mapped / I can’t be cloned I can’t C-flat / it ain’t my tone I can’t fall back I came too far Hold myself up and love my scars Let the bells ring wherever they are ’Cause I was there saying. . .
NO / YOU CAN TELL ’EM ALL NOW I DON’T BACK UP / I DON’T BACK DOWN I DON’T FOLD UP AND I DON’T BOW I DON’T ROLL OVER / DON’T KNOW HOW I DON’T CARE WHERE THE ENEMIES ARE CAN’T BE STOPPED / ALL I KNOW / GO HARD WON’T FORGET HOW I GOT THIS FAR FOR EVERY TIME SAYING
In these promises broken / deep below Each word gets lost in the echo So one last lie / I can see through This time I finally let you Go