Verse 1 — Male Voice [rap]
Sat across the table with my notes laid flat
Told the whole damn story, didn’t leave out the facts
He nodded like he heard me, said he’d look into it
I walked out of that office thinking something might shift
Weeks went by, then months — got a form in the mail
“Matter reviewed, no finding” — that’s the end of the trail
And the one who was supposed to hold it? Gone by fall
Cleaned his desk and disappeared — no explanation at all
So the process left before the process was done
And I’m standing in the evidence, holding every one
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Pre-Hook — Female Voice [sung]
I watched you build the case
I watched you tell the truth
Baby, I already knew
what they were gonna do
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Hook — Both
Female [sung]: The system closed around her like it always does
Male [rap]: Notebook full of dates and names and it didn’t matter was
Female [sung]: We gave them everything — the proof, the years, the cost
Male [rap]: And they looked right through it
Both: And we lost
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Verse 2 — Male Voice [rap]
Then her sister took the seat — acting CEO
And I felt the whole building tilt, felt the last door close
Wasn’t fired, wasn’t broken — I just did the math
Moved myself to first shift, chose a different path
Different monitors, different floor, same damn walls
But I don’t have to see her face at the end of my halls
That’s the only power I had left — I took it clean
Chose myself over the fight, you know what I mean?
Still carrying every document, every note, every date
Just carrying it somewhere she can’t watch me wait
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Pre-Hook — Female Voice [spoken]
I didn’t want to be right.
I hoped the system would surprise me.
I hoped you’d get to put that notebook down for good.
I’m sorry it didn’t.
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Hook (repeat)
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Bridge — Female leads, Male beneath
Female [sung]: You didn’t lose because you were wrong
Female [sung]: You lost because the walls were already up
Female [sung]: You did everything right
Male [rap, beneath]: I did everything right
Female [sung]: and the right thing didn’t win
Male [rap, beneath]: it didn’t win
Female [sung]: But you chose yourself at the end of it
Female [sung]: First shift, new floor, different light
Female [sung]: That’s not nothing
Male [rap, beneath]: that’s not nothing
Female [sung]: That’s you still here
Male [rap, beneath]: still here
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Outro — Female Voice [spoken]
He’s on first shift now.
Different monitors. Same building.
The notebook is still in his bag — he doesn’t know what else to do with it.
Neither do I.
We’re both still carrying it.
That’s where the story ends.
Not with justice.
Just with us — still here.
BlackHawk
