Hard to Love

[Verse 1]
Soul cold, ice in my veins where the blood flows,
Heart a fortress, iron gates, keep the hurt closed.
Bruises so deep, I can’t feel the mend,
Whole world spinning but I can't pretend.
[Chorus]
Hard to love—man, I’m rough to hold,
Been crushed before, so my warmth stayed cold.
Built these walls, brick thick, so precise,
Still searching for the spark to ignite my life.
[Verse 2]
Every time I care, it boomerangs, attacks,
Trust feels like chains, tight wrapped ‘round my back.
I am the storm in oceans unrelenting,
Truth buried deep inside, resent cementing.
[Bridge]
That mirror cracks, can’t face my own gaze,
Years of doubt stacking tall in a smoky haze.
Invisible scars chaotically arranged,
Hard to love when the core’s caged and estranged.
[Chorus]
Hard to love—man, I’m rough to hold,
Been crushed before, so my warmth stayed cold.
Built these walls, brick thick, so precise,
Still searching for the spark to ignite my life.
[Verse 3]
Hope creeps slow like dawn on a winter morn,
Past bruises fade, but not before they’ve worn.
If I let you in, accept fractured parts,
Patch my shadows, sculpt light from dark.

male vocals, intense, hip hop, rap, dramatic