[Intro]

I didn’t start over clean

I restarted with memory

Same heart, new rules

Same road, less mercy

[Hook]

I hit restart, but the save still there

Same sins in my pockets, different air

They think I’m new ‘cause I changed my pace

I just learned how to move with the weight

I hit restart, but the scar still mine

Can’t unsee nights I survived

I don’t rewind, I don’t erase

I restart life, keep the damage

[Verse 1]

I learned silence speak louder than hunger

I learned patience make pressure feel smaller

I was loud when I needed a way out

Now I move like exits cost dollars

I don’t trust quick love or quick praise

Both disappear when the rent due late

I don’t burn bridges, I let ‘em age

If they real, they still hold weight

I remember promises said too fast

I remember hope with a cracked glass

Now I sip slow, I read tone

I don’t rush peace, I let it last

They call it growth, I call it math

Subtract the noise, divide the past

I don’t start fresh, I start aware

That’s the difference they don’t grasp

[Hook]

I hit restart, but the save still there

Same sins in my pockets, different air

They think I’m new ‘cause I changed my pace

I just learned how to move with the weight

I hit restart, but the scar still mine

Can’t unsee nights I survived

I don’t rewind, I don’t erase

I restart life, keep the damage

[Verse 2]

I been choosin’ peace over proving points

Letting go feel heavier than my joints

I don’t explain why I left the room

I just don’t argue with disappointment

Old habits knock like they pay tuition

Eyes too low can't see to the vison

I don’t answer, but I hear ‘em still

I don’t chase highs, I manage lows

That’s how I keep the balance go

Everybody want the updated version

Nobody ask what it cost to load

I lost some warmth, I gained control

That’s a trade I was told to hold

If I look calm, don’t mean I healed

It mean I learned how to conceal

I hit restart, not paradise

Just better odds, just clearer fields

[Bridge]

If I disappear, it’s not defeat

I just reboot where the noise can’t reach

[Outro]

This ain’t rebirth, it’s refinement

I kept the pain, just reassigned it