[Intro – Eleven] They trained my fear. They measured my pain. Told me I was special — But never treated me human. Henry showed me what a monster looks like. And it wasn’t me. [Verse 1] White halls, cold lights, numbers on my skin, They said focus, breathe, then pushed me in again. Screams in the tank, blood down my face, Every test another piece I couldn’t replace. They clapped when I hurt, wrote notes when I broke, Called it progress every time I choked. Told me I was lucky, told me I was chosen, Didn’t see a child — just a door left open. I watched kids fall just for being weak, Learned real fast silence don’t mean peace. I didn’t learn strength — I learned survive, Learned how to stare at fear till it died. [Hook] I’m not your weapon, not your cure, Not your experiment anymore. I bled for power I never asked for, Still standing after every war. You don’t get to name what I become, You don’t get to own what I’ve done. I was made in pain — but I chose my side, And I won’t be used this time. [Verse 2] I ran from the lab, didn’t know my name, Found bikes, found friends, found something safe. Mike saw me before the blood and fear, Didn’t flinch when the monster was near. Lucas questioned me — but still stood tall, Dustin joked when the dark tried to call. They didn’t treat me like something to aim, They didn’t see a number — they said my name. Lost myself once, lost myself twice, Void so deep I thought it was life. Every time I fell into that place, I heard their voices pull me back. [Hook] I’m not your weapon, not your cure, Not your experiment anymore. I bled for power I never asked for, Still standing after every war. You don’t get to name what I become, You don’t get to own what I’ve done. I was made in pain — but I chose my side, And I won’t be used this time. [Verse 3] Hopper tried to lock the world away, Thought hiding me would keep me safe. I screamed at him — “You’re like Pa Pa!” Didn’t mean it, but the fear was loud. I was scared of cages, scared of rules, Scared love came with something to lose. I see it now — he stayed, he fought, Carried the weight I never saw. So if you hear this… yeah, I was wrong, You weren’t control — you were trying to be strong. [Verse 4] Henry said I was just like him, Said the world deserved what we did. But he loved the hurt, he fed the hate, Turned pain into something he’d dominate. He didn’t break — he chose the dark, Chose to become what tore him apart. I fight monsters, yeah — but here’s the truth: The real ones smile and call it proof. I won’t be him, won’t wear his crown, I use my power to shut it down. [Final Hook] I’m not your weapon, not your sin, Not the monster you locked within. I lost myself, I found it again, I choose my people — I choose my friends. If the dark comes back like it always do, I won’t run — I’ll see it through. You tried to shape me, tried to decide — But I define my life. [Outro – Eleven] They called me a number. I learned my name. They made a monster — But it wasn’t me.

Not Your Weapon (Eleven)