I can't tell if I'm better than I was

If I'm smarter than I was

If I'm rotten to the core

I can't tell if I'm softer than I was

If I'm harder than I was

Like a father after war.

Maybe this pain is ruining my life

Maybe this pain is what will make me great

In time.

I don't know if it's shaping who I am

If it's breaking who I am

But I don't dare to ask

I don't know if it's medicine I'm sippin'

If it's poison I'm drinkin'

But I know it tastes bad.

Maybe this pain is ruining my life

Maybe this pain is what will make me great

In time.

Maybe it'll make sense to me

Maybe this pain is meant for me

Or maybe life's just out to get me.

Maybe this pain is what will make me great

In time.