**Verse 1:**

I've been pondering for weeks, what's wrong with me?

The roots go back to my childhood, can't you see?

Living as a minority, facing ridicule and scorn,

Struggling with the world since the day I was born.

**Chorus:**

In the past, the echoes of the hurt remain,

But I won’t blame, no, I won’t lay the shame.

In the present, I'm trying to find my way,

In this world, we all have our roles to play.

**Verse 2:**

Bullied in school, felt so out of place,

Kept my head down, stayed in my space.

From the bullies' taunts to a friend’s embrace,

Finding my path in this crazy race.

**Chorus:**

In the past, the echoes of the hurt remain,

But I won’t blame, no, I won’t lay the shame.

In the present, I'm trying to find my way,

In this world, we all have our roles to play.

**Bridge:**

In high school, I found a brighter day,

Friends who accepted me, showed me the way.

But distractions led me far astray,

Now I'm trying to fix the past's decay.

**Verse 3:**

Thoughts on life, the quest for more,

Technology's progress, what’s it for?

We chase illusions, we build high,

But what’s the cost as the years go by?

**Chorus:**

In the past, the echoes of the hurt remain,

But I won’t blame, no, I won’t lay the shame.

In the present, I'm trying to find my way,

In this world, we all have our roles to play.

**Outro:**

Is it wrong to wish for simplicity,

A life of peace, no grandiosity?

In this world, with all its flaws and pain,

I'll keep on searching, I'll keep on breaking the chains.