[Verse 1]

Trying not to be the man I didn't want to be

To be the person that you want to see

The night falls, I'm the one you meet

Stopping at the shops and buying something sweet

Yo, I was willing, we was able

Yeah, put a living on the table

The little image that I cradle

To empathise with the villains in the fable

That we relate to, because it shapes you

I started doing everything that they do

Visions of a father that would taint you

Yeah, shatter like the glass that I was chained to

Becausе I made you, anyone could make you

Yеah, but it's your father that could raise you

Ah, only a mother that could save you

We never had enough, still we make do

[Chorus]

Yeah, to break the chains and the cycle

The days that are vital, the place as an idol

Yeah, see the name's in the title

The days, a disciple, this pain, it was my fault

Yeah, 'cause wide awake from the chains in the thread

All the pain that could stays in your head

Yeah, I understand, yo, I'm whiling

No man is an island but you know I've been trying

[Verse 2]

Yeah, but is it good enough?

Yeah, shiver through my hoodie as I pull it up

Cycle through the city, thinking stupid stuff

Acting like I'm quiet but I could erupt

And I did

Flashing back when we was kids, I see my father blow his lid

Yeah, I used to say I hate the crib

Hate the doors, hate the fridge, hate this fucking house I live

'Cause there's holes in every wall and now there's holes in every wall

When it was me and I've been taken for a fool

I hold my son, yo, I've been trying to play it cool

But I'm the villain in the story, the exception to the rule

Did the pressure burst a pipe, build a diamond?

The anger puts a fella on an island

Yeah, you hear the bang, feel the silence

Ah, but you know I've been trying

[Chorus]

Yeah, to break the chains and the cycle

The days that are vital, the place as an idol

Yeah, see the name's in the title

The days, a disciple, this pain, it was my fault

Yeah, 'cause wide awake from the chains in the thread

All the pain that could stays in your head

Yeah, I understand, yo, I'm whiling

No man is an island but you know I've been

[Verse 3]

When I was younger, yo, I wanted to be famous

Now that I'm older, yo, I wish that I was nameless

The world's aimless, no one gives a fuck

Time's of the essence, I was running out of luck

Getting stuck for a couple bucks, tryna bust a nut

Filling up my plate but wasn't filling up your cup

Yo, I say it's fucked, they even killed the Wolverine

That was the only father figure that I'd seen

I was lost, trying to find something to believe

All them aches and the pain, yeah, from crying on my knees

I was saying please, all this air that I breathe

Weren't a waste, the glass chin staying on my feet

I close my eyes and I listen to you sleep

Yeah, find some peace