Kill The Boy

[Verse 1]
The boy kept seeking approval from the room
Waited for permission before he could move
Shrunk himself for people who were never gonna grow
Played it safe with ceilings he was never gonna blow
The boy kept all his anger wrapped in silence and a smile
Swallowed every wound and told himself it's fine
He was loyal to the version of himself that kept him small
Built a comfort zone so deep it looked like standing tall
But comfort is a cage and I had grown too big for it
The boy had served his purpose — time to let him go and quit
[Chorus]
Gotta kill the boy to let the man be born
Can't carry who you were through every coming storm
The fire that destroys you is the same fire that transforms
Gotta kill the boy to let the man be born
Kill the boy
Let the man stand up
Kill the fear, kill the need, kill the never-good-enough
Kill the boy
It ain't loss, it's release
Let the man be born and finally know some peace
[Verse 2]
The man don't wait for validation — he decides
Don't measure his reflection in somebody else's eyes
He's been through enough fires that he knows what he is made of
He don't chase the table anymore — he built the table
The man holds grief without it taking over every room
He can sit inside the darkness without fearing all the doom
He knows the wounds weren't punishments — they were the curriculum
The boy was in the classroom, and the man was in the wisdom
Every scar the boy collected was a golden dot in time
The man connected all of them and finally read the sign
[Chorus]
Gotta kill the boy to let the man be born
Can't carry who you were through every coming storm
The fire that destroys you is the same fire that transforms
Gotta kill the boy to let the man be born
Kill the boy
Let the man stand up
Kill the fear, kill the need, kill the never-good-enough
Kill the boy
It ain't loss, it's release
Let the man be born and finally know some peace
[Bridge]
You ain't betraying the boy by leaving him behind
He did everything he could with what he had at the time
He kept you alive when survival was the only thing in reach
Honor what he carried — then release him to the deep
'Cause the man you're becoming needs the room the boy is taking
And the life you're supposed to live won't wait for hesitation
The boy was never meant to last — he was meant to make the man
Now bury him with love and rise and go and take your stand
[Outro]
Kill the boy — he was never meant to stay
Kill the boy — thank him, then walk away
Kill the boy — let the man finally breathe
Kill the boy — become who you were meant to be
Yeah…
The boy is gone
The man is here
The man is here