Things I'd Unlearn

This track comes from Aaron's military service — Air Force enlisted, Army Infantry officer, DoD civilian at SPAWAR/NIWC. It tackles All the bad habits, wrong beliefs, and defense mechanisms he'd tell his younger self to never pick up in the first place.. The lyrics get specific — "I'd unlearn the silence when you really need to speak" — because personal tracks on Majik's are personal for real, not performatively. The r&b ballad production matches the energy of the confession. It hits vulnerable and introspective, in that order. Every personal track in the catalogue comes from a real moment, a real feeling, a real person. This one is no exception.

[verse 1] I'd unlearn the flinching, the way you brace for every blow The armor that you're building brick by brick will weigh you so I'd unlearn the silence when you really need to speak The way you swallow everything until you spring a leak You think that being tough means never letting people see But vulnerability's a weapon, kid, trust me [chorus] If I could go back, I'd unlearn the lies I told myself That asking for a hand means you can't do it by yourself I'd unlearn the running, unlearn the hiding in the work I'd unlearn the way I wore my loneliness like a shirt Some lessons build you up, some lessons burn you down I'd keep the fire, lose the scars, if I could go back now [verse 2] I'd unlearn the measuring of everything I'm worth By the output and the hustle and the hours on this earth I'd unlearn the texting at three AM to fill the space A hundred sixty-eight thousand words that couldn't fill that place I'd learn to sit in quiet without reaching for the phone I'd learn to be with Aaron, just be comfortable alone [chorus] If I could go back, I'd unlearn the lies I told myself That asking for a hand means you can't do it by yourself I'd unlearn the running, unlearn the hiding in the work I'd unlearn the way I wore my loneliness like a shirt Some lessons build you up, some lessons burn you down I'd keep the fire, lose the scars, if I could go back now [bridge] But here's the thing I've come to know Every scar's a seed for how I grow Maybe I needed every single wrong turn taken To become the man who finally stopped just faking [verse 3] So I won't unlearn the falling, just the fear of getting up I won't unlearn the empty, just the overfilling of my cup I'll keep the hunger, lose the desperation in my eyes Keep the magic, lose the need for everybody's why [outro] Some things you unlearn Some things you just outgrow Some things you carry So the next version of you will know