Switchin’ Back To Me

[Verse 1]
I been talkin’ like them all week
Tuck my slang
Tryna sound “sweet”
Smilin’ tight so they don’t see teeth
Hide my edge so they feel at ease
“Girl
You so well-spoken”
That backhand had me broken
I laughed it off in the moment
But that cut stayed wide open
[Chorus]
I’m done
Done
Done code switchin’
Ain’t dimmin’ down how I’m livin’
I ain’t tryna play your vision of a “good girl”
This my tone
This my talk
This my whole world
I’m done
Done bein’ white-washed
Rinsed out
Feelin’ so lost
I’m takin’ back my name
My slang
My seat
I’m switchin’ back to me (back to me, yeah)
[Verse 2]
At the job
Wear my “phone voice”
Yessir
Nosir
No choice
Got tired shrinkin’ just to fit in
Bite my tongue till it bleed again
Mama said
“Baby
Make ‘em proud”
But I was vanishin’ into that crowd
Now I’m like
“Hell nah
That ain’t it”
I got roots too deep to quit
[Chorus]
I’m done
Done
Done code switchin’
Ain’t dimmin’ down how I’m livin’
I ain’t tryna play your vision of a “good girl”
This my tone
This my talk
This my whole world
I’m done
Done bein’ white-washed
Rinsed out
Feelin’ so lost
I’m takin’ back my name
My slang
My seat
I’m switchin’ back to me (to me, to me)
[Bridge]
If I say “ain’t
” you still gon’ hear me
If I roll my neck
You still gon’ fear me?
Why I gotta shrink so you feel big
Why I gotta twist up how I live?
Nah
I’ma sit how my auntie sit
Laugh loud
Talk slick
That’s it
Crown been waitin’ where my curls stay
I’m walkin’ in like
“Y’all okay?” (okay?)
[Chorus]
I’m done
Done
Done code switchin’
Ain’t dimmin’ down how I’m livin’
I ain’t tryna play your vision of a “good girl”
This my tone
This my talk
This my whole world
I’m done
Done bein’ white-washed
Rinsed out
Feelin’ so lost
I’m takin’ back my name
My slang
My seat
I’m switchin’ back to me
Yeah
I’m switchin’ back to me (mmm)
This my throne
This my speech
This my street
I’m switchin’ back to me (back to me, yeah)

Slow-burning modern R&B with female vocals, warm Rhodes chords, woozy pads, and a deep, pocketed drum groove. Verses stay intimate and conversational, close-mic vocal with subtle harmonies; chorus widens with stacked call-and-response ad-libs and a slightly brighter synth layer. Bridge strips to chords, sub bass swell, and reverb-drenched backing vocals, then final chorus hits harder with extra runs and ad-libs for a triumphant feel., r&b, deep