Targets on My Back

[Intro]

Late night

Still up

Heart cold

Mind stuck (yeah)

[Verse 1]

Mum callin', I decline it

Text say, "Pray, you survive this"

Old block still on that timing

Blue lights paintin' my eyelids

Left home with a chip on my shoulder

Used pain like a chip on the poker

Friends went, now the circle is a folder

Name saved, but the contact over

All these DMs say they love me

Same ones never used to trust me

Now they postin' when they see me

But they never really see me

[Chorus]

Targets on my back, I keep it movin' (keep it movin')

If I ever break, I do it provin' (yeah)

Turned every tear into a blueprint

Now they sing my pain like they were through it

Heart on my sleeve, I had to lose it (lose it)

Built up a dream and then I grew it (grew it)

They only come around when it's a moment

But I was in the dark, I had to own it

[Verse 2]

Cold floors, one coat in December

Dad left, that's a face I remember

Big sis on the line, tryna lend words

I was on the line, tryna send work

Teacher said, "You'll end up in a cage"

I just took that metal, put it on the paige

Every little cut turned into a wave

Now they wanna surf when they see me get paid

Still feel guilt when I laugh too hard

Still hear sirens in a packed-out yard

Still see bro in a flashback fast

Still say "sorry" when I count this cash

[Chorus]

Targets on my back, I keep it movin' (keep it movin')

If I ever break, I do it provin' (provin')

Turned every tear into a blueprint

Now they sing my pain like they were through it

Heart on my sleeve, I had to lose it (lose it)

Built up a dream and then I grew it (grew it)

They only come around when it's a moment

But I was in the dark, I had to own it

[Bridge]

Who was there when the light cut out? (who?)

Who picked up when I cried that loud? (who?)

Now it's hands up in a sold-out crowd

But I still feel small when I look back down

[Chorus]

Targets on my back, I keep it movin'

If I ever break, I do it provin'

Turned every tear into a blueprint

Now they sing my pain like they were through it

Heart on my sleeve, I had to lose it

Built up a dream and then I grew it

They only come around when it's a moment

But I was in the dark, I had to own it (own it)