Raised By Demons

[Verse 1]
I’m a broken man
Tryna sweep up glass in my own hands
Cut deep every time that I bend down
Still bleed on the ones that stay around
I was raised where the yelling never stopped
Where a hug felt the same as a headlock
Love came as a threat, not a lifeline
So I learned how to lie just to buy time
[Chorus]
I’m a broken man tryna put back pieces
This puzzle can’t fit with all these missing secrets
They stole my heart, left holes in the sequence
Raised by demons, I turned into what beat me
I don’t even see all the souls that I’m cheating
Step on their trust, keep walking, keep bleeding
If I don’t feel it, I don’t have to mean it
Raised by demons, raised by demons (yeah)
[Verse 2]
I don’t notice tears till the floor slick
Don’t notice fear till the door hits
You said “you hurt me,” I heard “more, quick”
Guess my mercy got burned with the doorstep
Taught pride like a shield I could hide in
Taught cold like a coat I could die in
Every “sorry” from me sound violent
Like I’m smashing every word into silence
[Chorus]
I’m a broken man tryna put back pieces
This puzzle can’t fit with all these missing secrets
They stole my heart, left holes in the sequence
Raised by demons, I turned into what beat me
I don’t even see all the souls that I’m cheating
Step on their trust, keep walking, keep bleeding
If I don’t feel it, I don’t have to mean it
Raised by demons, raised by demons
[Bridge]
How I heal what I can’t even name?
How I change when my hurt feel safe?
If I face what I am, do I break?
If I face who I’ve hurt, are they late? (yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m a broken man tryna put back pieces
This puzzle can’t fit with all these missing secrets
They stole my heart, left holes in the sequence
Raised by demons, I turned into what beat me
I don’t even see all the souls that I’m cheating
Step on their trust, keep walking, keep bleeding
If I don’t feel it, I don’t have to mean it
Raised by demons, raised by demons

rap, Melancholy boom-bap with dusty piano loop, filtered strings, and deep, roomy kick; male vocals sit upfront with a weary, confessional tone. Verses stay sparse, focusing on intimate storytelling; hook blooms with layered, ghostly harmonies and distant vocal chops. Subtle bass swells and tape delay lifts key phrases at the end of each bar, letting the pain hang in the air., sad