Hope You’ll Love Me

[Verse 1]
I was praying in the stairwell
Talking to the paint that peel
Asking, “Do I ever get held?”
Or is this just how pain stays real
Left on read by my past all the time
Guess trust got a deadline
Still I keep a little flame in my chest
Guarded heart with a headline
[Chorus]
I just hope you’ll love me
On my worst day, when I’m ugly
When the mask off, when I’m muddy
Tell me you still want me, want me
I just hope you’ll love me
When I’m quiet, when I’m clumsy
When I fall hard, when it’s dusty
Tell me you still want me, want me (oh)
[Verse 2]
You see scars, I see stories
You see mess, I see glory
You see walls, I see doors swing
If you choose to walk toward me
I’m that late text, overthinking
I’m that doubt line, always blinking
But your name sound safe in my mouth
Like a prayer I been missing
[Chorus]
I just hope you’ll love me
On my worst day, when I’m ugly
When the mask off, when I’m muddy
Tell me you still want me, want me
I just hope you’ll love me
When I’m quiet, when I’m clumsy
When I fall hard, when it’s dusty
Tell me you still want me, want me

rap, Moody, melodic trap beat with warm keys and deep sub, male vocals flipping between vulnerable rap and catchy sung hook; verses intimate and close-mic’d, hook widens with airy harmonies and filtered delays, drums swing with crisp hats and snappy snare, outro pulls the energy back to a soft, hopeful glow