[Intro — Tyler]
Tasha… don’t get scared. This ain’t no goodbye yet —
It’s just me tellin’ you how the nights look through my eyes.
[Chorus — Tyler & Von]
(Tyler) This a postcard from the dark, writ in pain, sealed in blood,
I been runnin’ through the fire, never learned to fear the flood.
(Von) If the news say Tyler gone, don’t you cry, just hold it tight,
Real ones die, but we slide — it’s the code we live by night.
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[Verse 1 — Tyler]
First time I seen death, I was barely sixteen,
Homie laid on the curb, white sheet, red seams.
Mama told me stay inside, but the streets chose me,
Every step like dice — roll wrong, R.I.P.
[Verse 1b — Von]
Von knew the same script, different block, same test,
Grow up quick or get crushed — either bullet or arrest.
Tasha, he’s warnin’ you, this path ain’t clean,
Every king wear a crown, but it’s heavy, not serene.
[Chorus — Tyler & Von]
(Tyler) This a postcard from the dark, writ in pain, sealed in blood,
I been runnin’ through the fire, never learned to fear the flood.
(Von) If the news say Tyler gone, don’t you cry, just hold it tight,
Real ones die, but we slide — it’s the code we live by night.
[Verse 2 — Tyler]
I kept my secrets in the shadows, heart colder than the breeze,
Never told you all the nights I was duckin’ enemies.
But girl, if I vanish, let the record testify,
I ain’t fall, I ain’t fold — I was ready when it’s time.
[Verse 2b — Von]
He ain’t lyin’, shorty solid, seen the pain, wore the scars,
Made a promise to his blood he gon’ ride, near or far.
It’s the code, eye for eye, can’t forgive, can’t let slide,
Every tear that mama shed turn the love into pride.
[Chorus — Tyler & Von]
(Tyler) This a postcard from the dark, writ in pain, sealed in blood,
I been runnin’ through the fire, never learned to fear the flood.
(Von) If the news say Tyler gone, don’t you cry, just hold it tight,
Real ones die, but we slide — it’s the code we live by night.
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[Verse 3 — Tyler]
I dream of peace but wake to guns,
Every sunrise feel like none.
I can’t promise you forever, just a fight until I’m done,
If tomorrow never come, tell the world your boy ain’t run.
[Verse 3b — Von]
Keep that picture on the dresser, let the frame tell the truth,
He was young but he was ready, stood tall in his youth.
Tasha, don’t break, just breathe through the storm,
’Cause the streets don’t change, only faces get reborn.
[Chorus — Tyler & Von]
(Tyler) This a postcard from the dark, writ in pain, sealed in blood,
I been runnin’ through the fire, never learned to fear the flood.
(Von) If the news say Tyler gone, don’t you cry, just hold it tight,
Real ones die, but we slide — it’s the code we live by night.
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[Verse 4 — Tyler]
Now the pen run dry, but the message still remain,
If you hear my name in whispers, just remember I was flame.
Tell my brothers keep they head, tell my mama wipe her eyes,
And to you, my only one — live your truth, don’t disguise.
