VERSE 1 – OPENING, MOODY & SPACED]
(Beat comes in, low synth + slow kick)
I don’t say much, I just observe
Too many lessons that I learned
Seen love turn to a cold truth
Seen respect burn to the dirt
Mama said, “Guard your spirit”
‘Cause the world get cold real fast
I been holdin’ my pain quiet
So ain’t everybody know where I’m at
Niqqas smile in your face,
But they envy what you got
So I move with my thoughts
Keep less people around the block
I don’t show what I survived
Only show when I’m legit
Too much loss in my vision
That’s why quiet feel like it fits
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[REFRAIN – MINIMAL, HAUNTING]
(Beat breathes, minimal drums)
Heart stay low…
Lights stay dim…
I don’t let too many in…
Heart stay low…
I don’t speak on what I been in…
(Let that sit for 4 bars before verse 2)
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[VERSE 2 – KING VON-STYLE, GRITTY & REFLECTIVE]
I done seen niqqas fold when it’s pressure
Talk tough till it’s time to dash
I don’t Tweet what I think
I just move for the cash
Trust get thin like a dollar
Love rare where I’m from
If I give you loyalty
Then you that one
I don’t threaten, I observe
Let life play how it play
If you cross me in silence
I remember every day
(Let the hook melody start fading in)
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[MELODIC BREAK – A BOOGIE/EMOTIONAL SHIFT]
I been carryin’ weight
That I don’t show
Tryna smile when my soul feel broke
If I love, I love real
But if I cut you off…
I’m gone for sure
(This fits the “break/chorus” part of the beat perfectly — chill melodic delivery, not heavy vocal runs)
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[VERSE 3 – DURK-LEANING, COLD CONFESSION]
I don’t glorify scars
But yeah they part of my path
Every loss taught me patience
Every win never last
I been prayin’ in silence
While they doubt every stride
Still standin’ ten toes
Even when shit ain’t right
I ain’t perfect, I’m present
I ain’t loud, I’m legit
If you knew what it took
You’d respect how I live
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[FINAL REFRAIN – EXPANDED & EMOTIONAL]
Heart stay low…
Lights stay dim…
I don’t let too many in…
Heart stay low…
I don’t speak on what I been in…
I keep my heart in the grotto
Where the pain don’t show…
Niqqas smile but they hollow
I been movin’ solo…
I keep my heart in the grotto
Too much weight for the surface to hold…
If I love, it’s full throttle
If I trust, that shit earned… not told…
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[OUTRO – SPOKEN, RESOLVED]
Some shit stay buried
Not ‘cause it’s weak…
But ‘cause it’s protected.
(beat fades out)
