(yeah)
Mm.
I see it now.

I been countin’ wins in the dark alone
Stacked ‘em high like a second home
Every rung that I climbed up slow
Left a version of me below

Late nights hum like a quiet train
Window glass hold my silhouette frame
Future bright but it call my name
And it never ask what it had to drain

Short breath.
Long road.

I knew the weight when I took that load
Didn’t slip — I just held it close
Every scar got a story wrote

I could blame it on the pace I keep
Or the fire that don’t let me sleep
But I signed that line in permanent ink
Every dream got a price to meet

This the cost I chose
Yeah, I know, I know
Every high, every low
This the cost I chose

This the cost I chose
Let it show, let it show
If it take a toll
It’s the cost I chose

Morning light through a tired lens
Still ten toes when the day begins
Body sore but the mind won’t bend
I don’t fold, I just recommit

Peace ain’t lost, it’s delayed a bit
Sittin’ patient where the silence sit
I don’t chase what don’t fit my grip
I just carry what I’m built to lift

Pause.

Let that land.

I ain’t victim to a bigger plan
I’m accountable for who I am
For the climb and the steady stand

I could wish it was easier
Or lighter on the interior
But strength ain’t always exterior
Sometimes it’s just stayin’ here

This the cost I chose
Yeah, I know, I know
Every high, every low
This the cost I chose

This the cost I chose
Let it show, let it show
If it take a toll
It’s the cost I chose

Maybe peace don’t mean walk away
Maybe peace mean I choose the weight
Knowin’ fully what it generate
And still say I’m okay

Not blind to the sacrifice
Not numb to the late-night price
I just look at it eye to eye
And decide

This the cost I chose
Yeah, I know, I know
Every mile I go
This the cost I chose

This the cost I chose
And I’m in control
If it shape my soul
It’s the cost I chose

No excuses.
Just truth.