Stop Giving a Damn

Used to care what they’d all say, Tried to keep my demons tucked away, Wore the mask, played the part — Now I just play the blackened heart.

Ain’t here for applause or peace, I came to break and not to please, If I’m cold, it’s ‘cause I learned — The world don’t love what’s unreturned.

I stopped givin’ a damn, Dropped the weight, let it slam, No more beggin’, no more bend — I don’t break, I don’t pretend.

You can talk, you can pray, I ain’t changin’ anyway, This is who I finally am — I stopped givin’ a damn.

Wasted time on “should’ve been,” But “should’ve” don’t ride in the wind, I lost folks tryin’ to be right — Now I lose ‘em by sleepin’ fine at night.

I stopped givin’ a damn, Let the past burn where it stands, No rewrite, no grand design — Just smoke and a clearer mind.

Say I’m cold, say I’m cruel — But I just quit playin’ the fool, I got no master, no exam — I stopped givin’ a damn.

If peace comes dressed like chains, I’ll take the noise, I’ll take the flames.

I stopped givin’ a damn, And found out who I really am, No redemption, no soft hand — Just the truth and desert sand.

You want calm? I’m the storm. You want sweet? I was never born. Keep your rules, keep your sham — I stopped givin’ a damn.

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