Enemy Within

[Intro] I've learned every exit... Still ended up in the same room. (Breathe in...) (Breathe out...) [Verse 1] Every promise I drafted got folded in half, Every shortcut circled me back to the path. I keep sharpening words 'til they're cutting my tongue, Then wonder why silence weighs more than a ton. I can blame every crack on the weather outside, But the storm knows my name 'cause I let it inside. Built a courtroom upstairs where the verdict's rehearsed, Every win gets appealed, every blessing reversed. Clock says "go," Feet say "freeze." Hands stay closed Around old keys. Every ceiling I shattered revealed one above, Like the climb never cared if I ran out of blood. (Hey!) (Keep running...) [Pre-Chorus] If I fall tonight... Don't call it fate. I've been feeding the lock... While searching for the gate. [Chorus] I'm fighting the enemy within— The voice that wears my face, The fist beneath my skin. You can hear me shout, But the war starts in my chest. Every scar I carry Knows me better than the rest. (Whoa-oh!) I'm not giving in. (Whoa-oh!) Enemy within. [Verse 2] Every mile that I borrowed demanded it back, Now I'm reading my footprints instead of the map. Got a pocket full of reasons that don't hold their shape, They dissolve in my hands every time I escape. I wore confidence loose like a jacket too big, Everybody saw the sleeves... Nobody saw the ribs. I've outrun clocks, I've outrun crowds, Never outran My own mouth. Every mirror throws punches without moving first, Funny how echoes can die of thirst. (No more...) (Not this time...) [Bridge] Strip the doubt... Leave the bones. If I'm rebuilding, I'm carrying my own stones. You don't own me! You don't know me! [Final Chorus] I'm fighting the enemy within— The voice that wears my face, The fist beneath my skin. Every chain I dragged Becomes another rung. I'm still here... I'm still breathing... I'm not done. (Whoa-oh!) Enemy within! (Whoa-oh!) Let it begin! [Outro] Tomorrow... I'll have to beat you again. But tomorrow... ...so will you.