Backdown

WAR — NO BACKING DOWN

[INTRO — DISTORTED WHISPER / GUITAR FEEDBACK]
Wake up.
Choose your poison.
Choose your path.
Choose who the fuck you're gonna be.

HOOK — EXPLOSIVE
I'VE BEEN DOWN! I'VE BEEN LOST!
I'VE PAID EVERY FUCKING COST!
BUT I'M STILL HERE, STILL ALIVE,
STILL GOT FIRE I CAN'T DENY!
GOOD OR BAD — MY CHOICE!
SINK OR SWIM — FIND MY VOICE!
When they ask who survived the scars—

W-A-R!
I'M A FUCKING WARRIOR!

VERSE 1 — FAST RAP
Every morning it's a crossroads, left or right,
do I feed the darkness or step into the light?
Could get high, disappear, let the whole day slide,
or get sober, face myself, with nowhere left to hide.
I used to think the numbness was the only way to cope,
now I'm learning clear-headed life can give a man some hope.
Changed the way I think, changed the way I see,
turns out the biggest enemy was always fucking me.

Lonely in the daytime, lonely when it's dark,
sometimes all I hear is the echo of my thoughts.
But loneliness can't kill what determination starts,
so I turned that empty feeling into gasoline for my heart.

PRE-CHORUS — HEAVY GUITARS
One voice says QUIT!
I say NOT ME!
One voice says BREAK!
I say WATCH ME!
One voice says RUN!
I say I'M FREE!

CHORUS — HEAVY / SCREAMED
I WON'T QUIT!
I WON'T CRAWL!
I WON'T LET THIS LIFE CONTROL ME AT ALL!
I've been cracked, I've been bent,
I've been damn near spent,
but every single scar tells me where I went.
I don't need yesterday, I don't need applause—
I got one damn name:

WAR!

VERSE 2 — DOUBLE-TIME
Then I hit downtown, feeling reckless and alive,
talking to some girls, seeing what the night's got in mind.
Little swagger, little flirting, maybe chicken on the side,
“Grande Chicken on me”—watch the whole mood collide.
I'm joking, I'm smiling, I'm finally getting out,
learning how to have some fun without losing myself out.

I don't need a bottle just to loosen up the cage,
don't need another high just to temporarily escape.
I can walk into the chaos with a clear mind intact,
have a laugh, meet somebody, then remember where I'm at.

That's growth.
That's change.
That's me rewriting the page.
I ain't trying to be perfect—
I'm just breaking out the cage.

BREAKDOWN — SCREAMED
YOU CAN COUNT ME OUT!
I'LL COUNT MYSELF BACK IN!
YOU CAN CALL ME BROKEN!
I CALL THAT WHERE I BEGIN!

FINAL RAP — MACHINE-GUN FLOW
New day, new breath, new choice, new fight,
new thoughts running circles through my head every night.
I got demons in the rearview, but they're losing their grip,
I got both hands on the wheel and I'm refusing to slip.
No running, no hiding, no surrender, no shame,
every loss, every lesson helped rebuild my name.
I've been through the fire and I came out scarred,
but the scars ain't weakness—they're my battle cards.

So if you see me downtown with a grin on my face,
know I'm still fighting while I'm finding my place.
I might feel lonely, but I'll never be alone
when I've got this fucking warrior living inside my bones.

FINAL CHORUS — HUGE
I WON'T QUIT!
I WON'T FALL!
I'VE BEEN THROUGH HELL AND I'M STILL STANDING TALL!
Every day I choose the man I'm gonna become,
and I'm not waiting around for permission from anyone!

W-A-R!
WARRIOR!
W-A-R!
NO BACKING DOWN!

OUTRO — WHISPER → SCREAM
Tomorrow?

I CHOOSE AGAIN.

My name ain't weakness.

My name ain't fear.

My name is—

WAR.