Rent on tomorrow

Midnight signs a contract with the dawn,

Ink made of seconds, already gone.

I’m counting breath like borrowed change,

Every heartbeat hums: rearrange.

I keep receipts for moments I spent,

Laughs in my pocket, regrets I rent.

Mirrors talk slick when the lights go low,

Say, “You don’t own time, you lease the glow.”

I move through crowds like a quiet drum,

Every face asking where I’m from.

I plant ideas in concrete nights,

Watch them crack sidewalks into lights.

If tomorrow sends a bill, I’ll pay in truth,

No counterfeit dreams, no wasted youth.

I’m paying rent on tomorrow, not buying yesterday,

Trading fear for interest, letting hope compound my way.

No keys to forever, but I got today,

Windows open wide, let the future hear me say—

I’m alive right now, hear the echo stay.

Gold clocks melt when the bassline sighs,

Promises stretch like city skies.

I learned my name from the things I try,

Not the rumors that circle by.

Hands in the fire, palms don’t burn,

Every scar a page I turn.

I stitch my faith from scraps of doubt,

Wear it loud when the doubt taps out.

If tomorrow sends a bill, I’ll pay in grit,

Every “almost” turned to “this is it.”

I’m paying rent on tomorrow, not buying yesterday,

Trading fear for interest, letting hope compound my way.

No keys to forever, but I got today,

Windows open wide, let the future hear me say—

I’m alive right now, hear the echo stay.

Neon thoughts in a velvet mind,

Heartbeat syncs with the borderline.

I dance with risk in polished shoes,

Lose the map, still choose to choose.

If luck’s a rumor, I start the press,

Print belief in a fearless dress.

I don’t chase crowns or borrowed shine,

I build a sound that sounds like mine.

Count it up—joy over fear,

Close the tab, keep love right here.

When the night asks who I am,

I sign my name with a steady hand.

I’m paying rent on tomorrow, not buying yesterday,

Trading fear for interest, letting hope compound my way.

No keys to forever, but I got today,

Windows open wide, let the future hear me say—

I’m alive right now, hear the echo stay.

Dawn hands keys to a brand-new hue,

I step outside—rent paid, view renewed.