Verse 1 I’ve blamed the world for breakin’ me, Blamed the weight I couldn’t hold. Said the pressure was the reason That the cracks began to show. But the truth keeps pullin’ at me, Like a whisper through the door — If the problem isn’t out there, Then it’s buried in the core. Chorus ’Cause at the core… Where the quiet cuts the deepest, Where the secrets go to sleep, Where the wounds don’t heal the quickest, And the shadows tend to speak — If the problem’s in the core, Then that’s where the change begins. You can patch up all the surface, But the break starts from within. Verse 2 I’ve tried to numb the tremblin’, Tried to outrun what I feel. But you can’t escape the fault line If the fault line’s in the steel. So I’m diggin’ past the layers, Past the pride I wore before — Tryin’ hard to face the truth Of what’s livin’ in the core. Chorus ’Cause at the core… Where the quiet cuts the deepest, Where the secrets go to sleep, Where the wounds don’t heal the quickest, And the shadows tend to speak — If the problem’s in the core, Then that’s where the change begins. You can patch up all the surface, But the break starts from within. Bridge (Staind‑style confession) I don’t wanna run from it anymore. I don’t wanna hide behind the door. If the problem’s me… Then let the healing start at the core. Final Chorus Yeah, at the core… Where the quiet cuts the deepest, Where the secrets go to sleep, Where the wounds don’t heal the quickest, And the shadows tend to speak — If the problem’s in the core, Then that’s where the change begins. You can fix the cracks forever, But the break starts from within. Outro Tag If the problem’s in the core… Then the core is where I’ll start.