[Intro]

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[Verse]

They tell me that the candle that burns twice as bright lives half as long

So if I pass away at forty, look after my songs

I try and get up in the morning, look up to the sun

But when I have a daughter, I hope she looks up to my mum

I think I wanna be a dad that looks up to his son

'Cause the shoes I'm passing down, he might struggle to run

Unless I undo all the laces I've tightened for years

I don't know why I feel nostalgia 'bout something to come

My girl been getting stressed, she just having a low week

She lay awake at night stressed until pigeons and crows speak

Kiss her forehead, pick off lashes off both of her rose cheeks

She tell me, "Make a wish," I'm just hoping she goes sleep

One step at a time

I tried to fix it all at once and I set it alight

I spent years of my potential ignoring the signs

So I can tell you I can rap, I can't say I'm alright

I get overwhelmed at little things, afraid to ask for help

I disappear, I'm lashing out at all the ones who truly love me

Arrogance I use as armour

'Cause people want the words I have to say, but

I don't have the heart to trust me

Never lost hunger, it's just hard to know what words to paint

But you should know I never came here for a kickabout

No more candles, it's hitting different now

'Cause the candles that I blew out are all still around

I'm so lost, I call escape tunnels home now

Started thinking that my vices genuinely cure me

People shake me when I'm staring and I'm zoned out

I'm busy questioning why words can never reassure me

Looking back at Dream Workz reflecting on fears

I'm thankful for delusion that has stuck through the years

I've never been more certain my time's now

And me, I'm not the type to be sad when my time's out

I'll make my dream work

Stayed hungry knowing that the limit's the sky

Purple bags, but they never dimmed the glint in my eye

'Cause it was written in the stars, but now I write with 'em

I used to stare at 'em, now I spend the night with 'em

Fun as it seems, I wanna scream into the sky and fucking run at the sea

'Cause everything is working but the button for peace

I tell myself that laziness is not a disease

I'm whispering my gratitude to help with my sleep

I hope it all works out

But it's changed a whole season since I last worked out

Self-belief had scribbled all the true words out

So I blew out all the candles, but I'm still burnt out

There's a long road left and I let destiny drive

But destiny ain't focused on my personal life

I thought writing all my flaws would make them all feel right

But the flaws are still growing, you're just watching 'em live

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