[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Grew up in the shadows of a system that don’t care,
Foster homes switched my bed, left me choking on thin air.
Social workers lied straight-faced, “You’ll be safe this time,”
But every placement felt like prison, locked my mind in grime.
Mum’s tears dried to silence, Dad’s ghost in the rearview,
Split my siblings like a deck of cards—what the f**k they do?
Counselors scribbled notes, said I’m “troubled,” labeled quick,
But they never felt the rage when your own b***d makes you sick.
[Chorus]
Foster system’s fucked, left scars deeper than the cuts,
Promised love but gave me shackles, slammed the door, no ifs or buts.
Every “family” just a stranger, every hug a fucking trap,
Now I spit this pain to paper, let the truth fill in the gaps.
[Verse 2]
Aged out at 18, cold world handed me the keys,
No guidance, just a P45 and a heart full of disease.
Pills and pints to numb the nights, sleep’s a battleground,
Wake up screaming from the memories, no peace to be found.
They said “b***d’s thicker,” but mine’s diluted, turned to rust,
Foster care’s a broken ladder, climbing’s just a bust.
Now I’m staring at my trauma, tryna make it make sense,
How you rip a kid from roots then charge ‘em for the rent?
[Bridge]
Case files stacked like bricks, building walls ‘round my soul,
Every “sorry” was a bandage on a wound they couldn’t hold.
I’m the ghost they failed to bury, now I’m haunting every street,
Spitting fire through the pain, turning ashes into beats.
[Outro]