Black Sheep No More

Lyrics

I was born under the weight of their scorn,
A shadow on their perfect, painted lawn.
Branded before I could even stand tall,
The outsider, their favorite name to call.
Every step I took was a battlefield fight,
They'd say, “You did it wrong,” even when I did it right.
So I built my world in pain and scars,
Chasing their approval, moth to a dying star.(Refrain)
But I'm the black sheep, the one they disregard,
Carrying dreams that they crushed in the yard.
They see my victories and scream "It's a lie!"
But I'll rise from the ashes they can't deny.(Verse 2)
52 years, my life on delay,
Gave up my dreams to keep the wolves at bay.
I was there for her, held her trembling hand,
But she tells the world I’m nothing—just dirt in the sand.
Countless doors that I slammed just to stay,
Turning bright futures into cold, dark gray.
And every award I’d clutch in my fist,
They’d tear it apart—“He cheated, it’s a trick.”(Pre-Chorus)
Oh, the weight, it’s heavy like chains,
Generations of judgment pouring like rain.
I scream in the silence, my voice cracks and burns,
But they only listen when they twist and spurn.(Chorus)
I am the black sheep, wild and unclaimed,
They try to break me, but I'll take the blame.
Turn it into armor, let the fire ignite,
I’ll make "nothing" into blazing light.
They can call me worthless, scream I’m a fraud,
But I’m carving my name on this earth, on this sod.(Bridge)
Oh, the regret bites deeper than the night,
For the countless times I gave up my birthright.
The dreams I let crumble so they’d feel whole,
Now my soul bears the cost, the bruised toll.
I loved so hard where no love grew,
But her whispers still say, “You’ll never be true.”
Oh mother, I gave it all—I did my best,
Yet I’m still the thorn in your aching chest.(Breakdown)
Burn the expectations, burn the lies!
I see through the fog, I see open skies!
Their words tossed daggers, but I’m still here,
A lifetime of scars, but no room for fear.
They can’t erase me, can’t dim what’s mine,
This black sheep glows, it’s my time to shine.(Final Chorus)
I’ve been the black sheep, but I’ve found my way,
Through their doubts and shadows, here I stay.
Let them talk, let their bitterness roar,
But I’m not their prisoner anymore.
I am wildfire, unfurling my wings,
The black sheep sings, and the whole world rings.(Outro)
So take your perfect dreams, your fragile pride,
I’ll leave them behind as I soar and glide.
52 years I’ve given too much,
Now the black sheep dances in flames untouched.
No more regret, no time to mourn,
The life they dismissed, now reborn.