Chains of Survival Lyrics

This is the truth raw and uncut

A story of survival pain and redemption

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I was born into chaos a family both wild and kind

90s kid carrying the weight of time

Mama worked hard—cooking cleaning barely there

Daddy? Nowhere to be found like he vanished in the air

But my dad? Yeah he showed love for a while

Taught me lessons that stuck though the world was vile

Grandpa was the king a man's man through and through

Strong hands quick wit always knew what to do

Grandma's love? Unbreakable solid as steel

The glue that held us together her care was unreal

But my sheltered youth couldn't keep out the screams

The wild blood in my veins played out in my dreams

Teenage years? Chaos—fists flew bottles broke

Guns flashed like toys pain wrapped me in smoke

I'm the product of pain born from the fight

Every scar every wound brought me to the light

Love and madness tangled in my veins

I've fallen I've risen—still carrying the chains

I've seen the darkness walked through its door

Watched my friend die—needle on the floor

His last breath haunts me his eyes went dim

Both of us poisoned but it could've been me instead of him

Addiction had me sinking drowning in the deep

Devil's nectar in my veins nightmares in my sleep

Then the sickness came shaking me to my core

Fighting off the demons I had let in before

And the memories—they hit like a goddamn train

Flashes of my cousin and his sick fucking games

Childhood stolen innocence erased

I remember every detail every touch every face

Didn't resurface 'til my 20s that night with the blade

Drew it across my throat in a manic parade

My wife screamed tears streaming down her face

I was ready to leave escape this wretched place

I'm the product of pain born from the fight

Every scar every wound brought me to the light

Love and madness tangled in my veins

I've fallen I've risen—still carrying the chains

Man I begged for help broken and alone

Said "Catch me while I'm falling give me a home"

They held me close arms warmer than the sun

Carried me through memories I used to outrun

The worst moments play louder than the best

But I'm learning to let go let my spirit find rest

Ready to forgive even those who broke me

Ready to live let the love finally show me

I've been cast as the black sheep the outcast the ghost

Family smiles fade fast when I need them most

Whispers behind my back knives in my spine

But confrontation's my armor keeps me aligned

I've slept on the streets been hooked on the high

Buried loved ones and still asked the sky why

But through it all I've learned what love can be

A mirror of resilience staring back at me

I'm the scars on my skin the lessons I've earned

The bridges I've burned and the corners I've turned

I'm the proof that survival is a form of art

Every wound is a canvas every beat of my heart

I'm the product of pain born from the fight

Every scar every wound brought me to the light

Love and madness tangled in my veins

I've fallen I've risen—still carrying the chains

I am pain

I am love

I am everything I've endured and everything I've overcome

Still here Still fighting Still living