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Lyrics
[Intro]
Yeah…
There was a time I didn’t think about tomorrow
Didn’t think I’d live long enough to see it
Funny thing about death…
It gets real quiet when it finally knows your name
[Verse 1]
I was living outside every line they drew
Running with a crowd where loyalty had to prove
Late nights, dark roads, rage behind my eyes
Every move calculated, every handshake disguised
Kept my head on a swivel, never sat with my back exposed
Learned quick that the closest ones can turn into ghosts
Thought respect came from fear, thought the danger was power
Never knew how close death was getting every hour
Phone ringing at midnight, boots hitting pavement
Heart cold enough I could mistake rage for patience
I wasn’t scared of consequences, barely scared to die
When you stop loving tomorrow, you stop asking why
[Chorus]
I was one night from gone, one breath from the end
One bad decision from never seeing daylight again
Running outlaw roads like the devil knew my name
Playing Russian roulette without calling it a game
Thought I was alive ’cause my blood ran hot
Till death stood beside me and showed me what I’d forgot
You don’t know what life is worth when you think you’re too strong
I found out that night—I was one night from gone
[Verse 2]
Then everything changed in the blink of an eye
No movie scene, no warning from the sky
Just that moment when your body finally understands
This could be the last place that you ever stand
All the anger went silent, all the pride disappeared
Funny how a hard man suddenly remembers fear
Every person I loved started flashing through my head
Every word I never spoke, everything I left unsaid
And I remember thinking, “So this is how it ends?”
Not successful, not at peace, surrounded by pretend friends
All that reputation wouldn’t buy another breath
All those nights of acting fearless meant nothing facing death
[Bridge]
I survived.
But survival ain’t the same as walking away unchanged
Part of me stayed there that night
And maybe that part needed to
[Verse 3]
Now I’m thirty-something, looking back at that road
At the weight that I carried and the man that I showed
I don’t move like that now, I got too much to build
Too much waiting ahead to get buried on a hill
I traded street codes for a vision and plans
Trying to create something greater with these same two hands
Still got scars, still got instincts that’ll never fully leave
But I learned being dangerous ain’t the same as being free
I don’t brag about the past, I don’t hide it either
Every mile through the fire made the survivor deeper
But if that younger me could hear what I know today
I’d tell him, “Brother, being alive means knowing when to walk away.”
[Final Chorus]
I was one night from gone, one breath from the end
One bad decision from never coming home again
Ran outlaw roads till the darkness knew my name
Now I carry that reminder without carrying the game
I thought being fearless meant giving death a shot
Now I know real strength is protecting what you’ve got
Details
GeneratedSep 13, 2026
Duration3:33
LanguageEnglish
Style
Late-90s/early-2000s Detroit rap, white male 30s, raw nasal delivery, dark edge, rapid internal rhymes. gritty punchline
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SILMORModelAria v6
