Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Lunch line long
I held my tray like a shield
They said my walk looked wrong
Like I was made to be peeled
Gym shoes squeak
And their laughs cut the room
Called me names in the bleachers
Like a joke I had to outlive soon
I learned quick
Keep my chin to my chest
Keep my secrets folded tight
Like a note in my vest
Mama said, “baby, breathe”
I said, “I’m trying my best”
But their words stuck hard
Like a knot in my throat and my chest
[Pre-Chorus]
I thought one day
This would all just fade
High school ends
And the hurt gets made
Into some old story
I can leave behind
But pain got legs
And it followed me in line
[Chorus]
Bullies don’t grow up
They just grow old
Same small hate
In a bigger coat
Bullies don’t grow up
They just grow old
And I still hear it
When the nights get cold
(They just grow old)
(They just grow old)
[Verse 2]
I got older
Got a job and a key
Paid rent on time
Still felt twelve in me
At the corner store
A man laughed at my hand
Like my love was a joke
He could understand
Then online, in the comments
Same venom, same teeth
New faces, same poison
Same weight on my feet
So I looked in the mirror
Said, “boy, stay near”
You were never the problem
You were never what they feared
[Pre-Chorus]
I thought one day
This would all just fade
But bruises learn names
And they stay the same
Time can pass
Yeah, the calendar rolls
Still that old-school hate
In a brand-new soul
[Chorus]
Bullies don’t grow up
They just grow old
Same small hate
In a bigger coat
Bullies don’t grow up
They just grow old
And I still hear it
When the nights get cold
(They just grow old)
(They just grow old)
[Bridge]
But I found my people
In the second glance
In the friend who said
“Come on, take the chance”
In the kid at the bus stop
With a scared-up stare
I told him, “I see you”
And I meant it there
We don’t owe them
One more piece of our light
If they want our shame
They can sleep with the night
[Final Chorus]
Bullies don’t grow up
They just grow old
Same small hate
In a bigger coat
Bullies don’t grow up
They just grow old
But I’m still here
And I’m taking hold
Bullies don’t grow up
They just grow old
I got my name back
I got my soul
(They just grow old)
(They just grow old)
Details
GeneratedJul 10, 2026
Duration3:57
LanguageEnglish
Style
Hip hop with boom-bap drums, dusty vinyl crackle, sharp snare pockets, and a melancholy bass loop; verse rides sparse kicks and chopped piano, pre-chorus lifts with filtered pads and tense vocal stacks, chorus lands with a chantable hook and doubled lines. Close-mic rap vocal, clipped ad-libs, delay throws on the last word of each hook, a brief breakdown strips to bass and handclaps before the final verse, mix is gritty, warm, and front-loaded, rap, hip hop
Credits
Prompt byWildGlider175
ModelAria v5.5
Prompt
Hip hop song about a gay kid growing up being bullied, thinking that when he grows up it will stop but bullies don’t grow up, they just grow old and pain never stops., rap
