Letter To Eighty 8

[Intro]
Yeah
I still hear you, bro
This for you
Eighty 8 forever
[Verse 1]
You was big bro
Daddy and my friend in one
Taught me how to take a hit
Never turn and run
Used to laugh at my shoes
Said, “Lil dude, you next”
Now I’m staring at your jersey
Hanging folded on my chest
Mom’s tryna smile
But her hands still shake
I pour a lil on the pavement
Every birthday cake
They said time heal
I ain’t seen that yet
I just scroll through old pics
Tryna hear you in my head
[Chorus]
I been missin my brother, yeah, it’s eating me up
Got your name on my arm when I’m keepin it tucked
Every win that I get, feel like it’s half of a dub
Cuz you not in the crowd showin love
Eighty 8, you the one I still call in my mind
When I’m lost, when I’m hurt, when I’m fallin behind
If they ask who I ride for, I don’t hesitate
Every breath that I take
For my brother, Eighty 8
[Verse 2]
Remember late nights
You was sliding in the ride
Told me, “Never trust a soul
’Less they willing to divide”
You was fresh, you was fly
But you gave me your last
Put some gas in my dreams
When I ain’t have cash
Now the chair at the table got a shadow on it
Mama set an extra plate
Then she catchin it, vomit
Cuz the pain too raw
And the house too quiet
I put your chain on my neck
Just to fight that silence
I be talkin to the sky like, “You hear me or what?”
Got this anger in my chest
Got this hole in my gut
If I make it where we planned
Know I’m breakin that gate
Tell the angels make room
For my brother, Eighty 8
[Chorus]
I been missin my brother, yeah, it’s eating me up
Got your name on my arm when I’m keepin it tucked
Every win that I get, feel like it’s half of a dub
Cuz you not in the crowd showin love
Eighty 8, you the one I still call in my mind
When I’m lost, when I’m hurt, when I’m fallin behind
If they ask who I ride for, I don’t hesitate
Every breath that I take
For my brother, Eighty 8
[Bridge]
You ain’t gone
You just outta my reach (yeah)
Every lesson that you gave
That’s the way that you speak (uh)
When I feel like I’ma break
Hear you tellin me “wait”
“Hold it down, lil bro
We gon’ still be straight” (still be straight)
[Chorus]
I been missin my brother, yeah, it’s eating me up
Got your name on my arm when I’m keepin it tucked
Every win that I get, feel like it’s half of a dub
Cuz you not in the crowd showin love
Eighty 8, you the one I still call in my mind
When I’m lost, when I’m hurt, when I’m fallin behind
If they ask who I ride for, I don’t hesitate
Every breath that I take
For my brother, Eighty 8

rap, Moody West Coast trap beat, swung hi-hats, heavy 808 and sub bass, eerie bell loop. Male vocals, half-melodic rap delivery; verses stay close and confessional, hook opens with layered harmonies and ad-libs. Spacey pads in the background, subtle pitch-shifted backing vocals on key lines, beat drops slightly for the bridge then slams back in for the final hook., hip hop