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Between Pain & Escape lyrics
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Intro
Street lights buzzin' while my mind still races Everybody medicated just to feel some stasis Big Pharma pushin' hope through a plastic casing And the homies self-dose 'cause the world’s complacent
Verse 1
Doctors rushing in the room with a six-minute limit Scripts printed quick, ain't no deep dive in it Folks trust the label 'cause they just want healing But the copay hittin' like a punch to the ceiling I seen mamas on meds just to get through the shift And old heads question why the system exist Young kids wonder why relief feels distant Hope in a bottle but the truth inconsistent
Pre-chorus
Pressure on the body, pressure on the mind Tryna find balance in a world unkind Healing ain't simple when the rules ain't fair But we still chase peace with whatever’s there
Chorus
We all walkin' that line between pain and escape Tryna breathe through stress we can barely shake Some take the script, some take the risk they make Either way, we just tryna feel okay
Verse 2
Homies in the party mix pills with the chase Tryna numb trauma they never learned to face Old heads sip bourbon just to quiet the weight Kids pop gummies just to chill out the hate Street plugs run routes like a full-time job Meanwhile wellness trends sold soft as a sob Instagram cures with a hashtag gloss But behind that screen everybody feel lost
Bridge 1
Stripped down Relief got layers, we all choose different doors Some legal, some not, some passed down from before Culture say cope then judge us for more Contradictions everywhere like a tug-of-war
Verse 3
Auntie got herbs from the land she trust Uncle hit the corner when times get rough Friend meditate just to reset the dust But the system pick favorites on who gets enough Race, class, zip code, who gets safe routes? Who get locked up for the same damn ounce? We all want balance but the world off-count Still searching for peace in the ups and downs
Chorus
We all walkin' that line between pain and escape Tryna breathe through stress we can barely shake Some take the script, some take the risk they make Either way, we just tryna feel okay
Bridge 2
All of us coping, all in our own ways Tryna find truth in a world full of haze Searching for balance like night wants the day Still tryna move through whatever we face
Chorus
We all walkin' that line between pain and escape Tryna breathe through stress we can barely shake Some take the script, some take the risk they make Either way, we just tryna feel okay
Chorus
We all walkin' that line between pain and escape Tryna breathe through stress we can barely shake Some take the script, some take the risk they make Either way, we just tryna feel okay
Outro
Still chasing that balance we never quite find Life’s heavy, but we keep holdin' the line Everybody coping in their own design Just hoping tomorrow gon’ feel more aligned
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Street lights buzzin' while my mind still races Everybody medicated just to feel some stasis
Pressure on the body, pressure on the mind Tryna find balance in a world unkind
Still chasing that balance we never quite find Life’s heavy, but we keep holdin' the line
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