[PRE-HOOK]
[piano + vinyl crackle + soft choir]
Too many nights had death in my sight
Too many prayers got lost in the night
Same ones dap me, hate me inside
Smile in my face while they wait for my decline
Too many scars I can’t explain
Still hear betrayal when it rain
If pain make kings, then I’m crowned in it
Whole lotta demons, I drowned in it
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[CHORUS]
[full drums + deeper bass + vocal doubles]
A lotta men pray I don’t make it home
A lotta nights I had to walk alone
Still I stand even when hope get low
Heart full of scars that nobody know
A lotta friends switched for the gold and fame
Now every handshake never feel the same
I learned real quick when the pressure came
Most people loyalty don’t weigh a thing
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[VERSE 1]
[stripped drums + emotional piano]
I seen brothers change when the cash increased
Turn wolves overnight when the feast released
Everybody solid when the weather calm
Till survival mode make integrity gone
Mama told me “watch the envy close”
Sometimes jealousy hide in jokes
Now I analyze every hug I get
‘Cause fake love leave the deepest dents
Still got trauma under every chain
Still hear gunshots inside my brain
Success don’t heal what betrayal break
It just teach you how much pain you can take
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[PRE-HOOK]
[choir louder + soft strings]
Too many nights had death in my sight
Too many prayers got lost in the night
Same ones dap me, hate me inside
Smile in my face while they wait for my decline
Too many scars I can’t explain
Still hear betrayal when it rain
If pain make kings, then I’m crowned in it
Whole lotta demons, I drowned in it
⸻
[CHORUS]
[full emotional instrumentation]
A lotta men pray I don’t make it home
A lotta nights I had to walk alone
Still I stand even when hope get low
Heart full of scars that nobody know
A lotta friends switched for the gold and fame
Now every handshake never feel the same
I learned real quick when the pressure came
Most people loyalty don’t weigh a thing
⸻
[VERSE 2]
[darker piano + calmer vocals]
Now I move careful where the trust get placed
Seen too many real ones erased
Everybody “family” till fear involved
Then survival instincts dissolve the bond
I don’t seek revenge, I seek peace instead
But pain still circle inside my head
Every loss turned wisdom eventually
Now disappointment part of my energy
Still thank God even through the smoke
Even when the pressure almost broke
If my soul got one thing left to prove
It’s that real ones bleed but still don’t lose
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[FINAL CHORUS]
[full choir + strongest piano]
A lotta men pray I don’t make it home
A lotta nights I had to walk alone
Still I stand even when hope get low
Heart full of scars that nobody know
A lotta friends switched for the gold and fame
Now every handshake never feel the same
I learned real quick when the pressure came
Most people loyalty don’t weigh a thing
Sanctuary
