Cuts & Bruises

[Intro]
Scars on my hands
History in my veins
Blood on my laces
Still walk through the flames
[Verse 1]
Mama said breathe
World said bleed
Cold floor, cut knees
Still chase what I need
Late nights, cracked screen
Bills stack, thin dreams
Heart broke, split seams
Turn pain into routines
Fists up, bare skin
Street wind, sharp grin
Lost friends, dark spin
Still here, still in
Every bruise on my rib cage
Spell out “don’t quit” in a faint shade
Every doubt that they spit at my damn name
Just ink for the page when I translate
[Chorus]
Cuts and bruises, I keep movin'
Stumbled steps but I’m improvin'
Life keeps swingin', I’m still provin'
I don’t break, I bend, I’m human
Cuts and bruises, I keep movin'
Heart still beatin', bass still boomin'
Pain in my past but I’m not losin'
I don’t break, I bend, I’m human
[Verse 2]
Steel nerves, cracked soul
Young face, old goals
Dry throat, black mold
Still spit pure gold
Handshake, fake love
Real ones, eight of
Them left, that’s enough
Back row, pray above
[low vocal register] Every fall got a map in it
Every scar got a fact in it
Every “you can’t” echo back different
Turn to “you will” when I rap with it
Skin torn, but my will thick
Fear talk, let it drip quick
Dark days, yeah I seen it
But I keep my name in the real mix
[Pre-Chorus]
They see wounds
I see stories
They see loss
I see glory
Where they quit
I get hungry
Where it hurts
I get lucky
[Chorus]
Cuts and bruises, I keep movin'
Stumbled steps but I’m improvin'
Life keeps swingin', I’m still provin'
I don’t break, I bend, I’m human
Cuts and bruises, I keep movin'
Heart still beatin', bass still boomin'
Pain in my past but I’m not losin'
I don’t break, I bend, I’m human
[Bridge]
[whispered vocals] Skin splits
Spirit stitch
Every hit
Makes me switch
From the fear
To the fix
From the fall
To the lift
[full voice] I been cut down, built up
Hands torn, still clutch
Every L, every punch
Just fuel in my lungs, like
[Chorus]

rap, Moody ambient-trap hybrid: airy pads, detuned bells, and distant techno pulses over a deep 808 and crisp hi-hats. Verses ride a mid-tempo pocket with tightly syncopated male rap vocals; chorus widens with vocoder hooks, OTT sidechain, and a rolling bass swell. Subtle risers and filtered delays create a drifting, late-night feel while snare fills and glitchy chops keep the energy evolving., techno, beats, hip hop, ambient, male vocals