Mirror Bars & Broken Crown

Lyrics

[Intro – cold, steady] Yeah… Truth don’t whisper, it hits like a warning And I ain’t blind no more --- [Verse 1 – more aggressive] You think you can move how men move And still get crowned like a saint Walkin’ down the block, every voice callin’ your name Like attention is the medicine you take for the pain Tryna paint yourself pure, but the colors don’t change Break up… Next night, you in somebody else’s sheets Actin’ like the timeline ain’t loud in the streets Tellin’ stories to your friends like you kept it clean But the truth always bleeds through the spaces between You ain’t foolin’ nobody with the “I was hurt” speech You was gone long before you ever tried to leave You ain’t searchin’ for love — you just runnin’ from grief And you cover it with bodies like a blanket of deceit --- [Pre‑Chorus ] Why start a family if loyalty ain’t part of your frame Why bring life into the world just to witness your game I ain’t judging your past — I’m judging the way You tried to rewrite the story like you ain’t set the flame --- [Chorus –] You think you can walk that walk But you don’t want the weight that come with the talk You want the freedom without the cost You want the crown without the loss I don’t even know you now But your choices make it clear somehow You were gone long before you walked out And the truth hit different when it’s loud --- [Verse 2 –] Counting bodies like we counted scars in the street You and your friend runnin’ wild like a midnight fleet Tryna fill a void that honesty could’ve healed deep But you chose validation over something concrete You ain’t broken — you just scared of the mirror You ain’t lost — you just runnin’ from the clearer You ain’t cold — you just numb to the fear of Being alone with the truth when it gets nearer And I ain’t mad — I’m just finally awake I ain’t bitter — I’m just done with the fake You showed me everything I needed to break Sometimes the blessing is the heartbreak --- [Verse 3 – father’s perspective, emotional punch] I got daughters now… And they watch everything I do So I pray they never learn love from the version I saw in you I pray they know their worth Before the world try to twist their view I pray they never chase attention Just to feel something true I pray they grow with honesty Not the lies you used to choose I pray they learn commitment Not the games you ran through And I’ll raise them with the truth Even when the truth cut deep ’Cause I’d rather give them wisdom Than watch them fall in the streets I’ll teach them love ain’t chaos And loyalty ain’t cheap And a heart ain’t a playground For anybody to keep Yeah… Being a father made me see What I should’ve seen in you Long before you showed me --- [Bridge – softer but still sharp] I pray you find peace in the places you seek I pray you stop runnin’ from the hurt underneath But I can’t carry what was never for me I release you… So I can breathe --- [Chorus – final, powerful] You think you can walk that walk But you don’t want the weight that come with the talk You want the freedom without the cost You want the crown without the loss I don’t even know you now But your choices make it clear somehow You were gone long before you walked out And the truth hit different when it’s loud --- [Outro – cold clarity] Yeah… I see you clear now And clarity is freedom