Paper over love

Intro

(yeah)

Mama prayed I make it out, told me count my blessings, not the pounds —

but the city taught me how to count differently.

Verse 1

Came from the block where the nights teach lessons,

stomach empty, pockets echo like confession.

I put my name on the line for a dream I had to fund,

now the diamonds talk loud, but my heart stay numb.

Friends switch sides when the ledger get thick,

smiles fold up when the rubber meet the brick.

She said “don’t change,” but I had to rearrange,

got bills with voices, they scream my name.

Pre-Chorus

I swear I tried to keep the old me in the frame,

but money paint a target, and the target get aimed.

Chorus (melodic)

For the love of money, I done lost pieces of me,

for the love of money, they sell loyalty cheap.

For the love of money, I’m counting up with a scar,

trying to buy peace, but can’t buy my heart.

For the love of money, yeah it’s cold in my bed,

for the love of money, got ghosts in my head.

Verse 2

Ridin’ through the city with the top down slow,

every corner got a story I already know.

Cousin did a bid, told me keep the fam fed,

so I flip the nights for the bread on the cred.

She left a note on the fridge, said she don’t feel safe,

I bought a new bracelet like a bandage on my faith.

Checks clear, but the mirror still show cracks,

you can buy a smile but you can’t buy the past.

Pre-Chorus

Used to pray for a dollar, now I pray for less pain,

but when the money call your name, it whisper like a chain.

Chorus (bigger)

For the love of money, I done lost pieces of me,

for the love of money, they sell loyalty cheap.

For the love of money, I’m counting up with a scar,

trying to buy peace, but can’t buy my heart.

For the love of money, yeah it’s cold in my bed,

for the love of money, got ghosts in my head.

Bridge (raw)

I got pictures in the attic, receipts in the walls,

names I used to trust, now I don’t call.

Funeral rain for the ones who couldn’t make it,

money in the casket, but the pain ain’t basic.

If I could trade it back, stack for the smiles,

I’d sign off the contracts, walk back those miles.

But this life move fast, and the past stay behind,

for the love of money, I been losing my mind.

Breakdown (soft)

Counting commas, losing nights, sleepless fights,

I used to hold her close, now I hold the lights.

Ooh—tell me where the line is, when did I cross?

When the profit got my pulse and love take a loss.

Final Chorus (echo)

For the love of money, I done lost pieces of me,

for the love of money, they sell loyalty cheap.

For the love of money, I’m counting up with a scar,

trying to buy peace, but can’t buy my heart.

For the love of money, yeah it’s cold in my bed,

for the love of money, got ghosts in my head.

Outro (whisper)

Paper over love, yeah we wrap it tight,

but the night peel back the shine, show the seams in the light.

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