No One I Ask

(lyr)
(v1)
I’ve always been the one who figures it out
When the lights go dead and the money runs out
Never been good at saying I’m lost
I just eat the pain, I just eat the cost
I don’t lean on favors, don’t beg, don’t plead
I learned real young how to bleed in silence, breathe
I smile through hell like I’m bulletproof
But even iron breaks when it’s telling the truth

(pre)
I wear my pride like a loaded gun
Pointed at myself when the damage is done

(ch)
I don’t ask for help, that ain’t my way
I drink it down, yeah, day by day
Stuck in a loop of survive or die
Nowhere feels safe, nowhere feels mine
I’ve walked these streets with nothing left
But bad decisions and no regrets
I don’t ask for help — I just get numb
Tryna outdrink the shit I’ve become

(v2)
I’ve slept where hope don’t make it past dawn
Chasing peace with my boots still on
You can’t build shit on broken ground
Can’t hear God when the noise too loud
I give my all till there’s nothing left
Then call it strength when it’s self-destruct
I say I’m fine, yeah I lie real good
But I’m bleeding inside like a man who should

(pre)
Some nights the silence hits like fists
And pride’s the worst addiction there is

(ch)
I don’t ask for help, I hold it in
Bottle it up, let the demons win
I’m stuck between fuck it and fuck my life
One more drink just to make it through the night
I burned my bridges, watched them fall
Still act like I don’t feel it all
I don’t ask for help — I just endure
Hoping this pain don’t turn permanent

(br)
This ain’t a cry, this ain’t a plea
This is me staring down the real me
Tired of running, tired of lies
Tired of losing pieces just to survive

(drop)
I’m not broken — I’m worn the fuck out
Not heartless — just hollow now
Still breathing but barely alive
Hanging on by a thread and a lie

(ch)
I don’t ask for help, but here I stand
With shaking hands and no backup plan
If there’s a way out, I need it now
‘Cause I can’t keep living half-drowned
I’ve carried this weight my whole damn life
But tonight I’m done pretending I’m fine
I don’t ask for help — I ask for light
Before this dark eats me alive

(out)
I don’t ask for help
I just don’t wanna drown

(style)
mod country rock, dark outlaw, hard drops, explicit, raspy male, heavy drums, grit vocal, slow build explode