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Eight Sides lyrics
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Intro
They told me pain was just one thing, nah It got layers like the rings on a tree Eight dimensions deep, let me break it down This the blueprint to what's breaking me
Verse 1
Physical first, that's the wound you can see and touch Broken bones and chronic aches that take too much Then emotional bleeds, that's the grief and the shame Betrayal from the ones who were calling your name Social pain hits when they leave you outside the door Excluded, isolated, you don't matter anymore The body and the mind share the same neural thread What hurts in your heart puts the ache in your head
Pre-chorus
It's all connected, can't separate the scars Every wound leaves a map of who we are Feel it rising, yeah it's tearing at the seams But the breaking is the start of what healing means
Chorus
Eight sides of the wound, eight ways that it bleeds But every scar's a lesson planted like a seed Pain transforms, watch it build what it breaks Eight sides of the wound, that's the price that growth takes
Verse 2
Existential hits when you lose your reason why Disconnected from your purpose, asking questions to the sky Moral pain burns when you violate your code Saw injustice, stayed silent, now regret's the road Environmental pressure, bills stacked to the roof Burnout, instability, you're living without proof That tomorrow's gonna ease what today put you through Financial stress magnifies every wound breaking through
Pre-chorus
It's all connected, can't separate the scars Every wound leaves a map of who we are Feel it rising, yeah it's tearing at the seams But the breaking is the start of what healing means
Chorus
Eight sides of the wound, eight ways that it bleeds But every scar's a lesson planted like a seed Pain transforms, watch it build what it breaks Eight sides of the wound, that's the price that growth takes
Bridge
Pain inflicted by others, cycles that repeat Guilt and denial spinning, swept beneath concrete Receiver loses trust, self-worth starts to fade But buried issues surface when the truth gets displayed
Verse 3
Self-inflicted damage, trying to take control When the numbness gets too heavy and you're bargaining your soul Physical harm, self-sabotage, punishing the shame Destructive patterns running but you recognize the game That recognition is the turning point, the switch inside the brain Awareness meets the suffering and transforms the pain Resilience grows from fractures, empathy from loss Compassion, reinvention, you're the phoenix in the moss
Pre-chorus
It's all connected, can't separate the scars Every wound leaves a map of who we are Feel it rising, now it's lifting up the seams 'Cause the breaking was the start of what healing means
Chorus
Eight sides of the wound, eight ways that it bleeds But every scar's a lesson planted like a seed Pain transforms, watch it build what it breaks Eight sides of the wound, that's the price that growth takes
Bridge 2
Traps become the doors when you meet them with the light Every dimension talking, yeah they're intertwined tight Support and self-awareness break the cycling shame Growth comes from the ashes when you name it by its name
Chorus
Eight sides of the wound, eight ways that it bleeds But every scar's a lesson planted like a seed Pain transforms, watch it build what it breaks Eight sides of the wound, that's the price that growth takes
Chorus
Eight sides of the wound, eight ways that it bleeds But every scar's a lesson planted like a seed Pain transforms, watch it build what it breaks Eight sides of the wound, that's the price that growth takes
Outro
Physical, emotional, social in the mix Existential, moral, environmental tricks Pain from others, pain you give yourself the most But transformation waits inside the wounds you host 🔁Loop Eight sides of the wound, eight ways that it bleeds But every scar's a lesson planted like a seed
Inside the recording
They told me pain was just one thing, nah It got layers like the rings on a tree
It's all connected, can't separate the scars Every wound leaves a map of who we are
Physical, emotional, social in the mix Existential, moral, environmental tricks
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