Break The Cycle

I'm codependent, as intended by the family trees Family dinners always fighting as the entree Mediating conversations, playing referee Always reference the past mistakes as a guarantee Baggage on my back, passed on from back to back Generations of your issues I must figure out Imma hop on a plane and miss the baggage claim This the way of the kid that turned into the man I got plenty fucking problems in my DNA Shit is private, file it buried like a NDA Trauma from my Nana, always keeping me awake I don't wanna bring this shit with me to the new age Trying to break the cycle, finna be a free man Gonna climb the mountain ones before me failed to get Lead with love and feel no shame, that's my middle name Imma break off all these chains, watch me fly away, away, away Imma break off all these chains, watch me fly away, away, away I'ma break off all these chains, watch me fly away Retroactive thinking got me second guessing what I saw as being right growing up Imma change the narrative Had to change my ways like maps on a phone Pick a different route to build a legacy on my own I had to take a step back to gain perspective So much that had slipped my mind from my recollection How I treat the one in front of me, that's my reflection Asking questions to myself, like am I good with this? Didn't take the time before to analyze and reflect on My relationships, my lack of awareness My defensiveness and fear of being lonely filled with emptiness In the end, it's all about determination It's relying on myself, no divine intervention I can only shine a light on the dark corners of my mind Treat them like a cinder block to build the person that I am So I can feel a sense of joy So I can plant a seed for hope So I can go when time's up and leave behind a better world Tryna break the cycle, finna be a free man Gonna climb the mountain ones before me failed to get Lead with love and feel no shame, that's my middle name Imma break off all these chains, watch me fly away, away, away Imma break off all these chains, watch me fly away, away, away Imma break off all these chains, watch me fly away Imma break off all these chains, watch me fly away