[Verse 1]
I still see your face in the doorway light
Mama got two plates, now she set one right
You said "bro, I’m up" with that crooked grin
Next week came back with a hole in your skin
Same corner where we used to kick a ball
Now the tape on the ground where they wrote it all
I been riding with that weight in my chest
Try to act tough, but I never get rest
Your little boy ask why you ain't here
I turn my head so he don't see the tear
I kept your chain, it don't feel the same
Cold in the crib when I hear your name
[Pre-Chorus]
They took you fast, yeah
Left me with the echo
One wrong turn
And the whole block let go
[Chorus]
Brother, don't fade on me
Brother, don't fade on me (fade on me)
I got your blood in me
I got your blood in me (in me)
Brother, don't fade on me
I still hear you call my name
The streets took you from me
Now they gotta know the pain
[Verse 2]
I seen your friends turn ghosts real quick
Smile in your face then they switch that script
One text, one ride, one dark little lie
And they sold you out just to stay alive
I kept my phone on silent for days
'Cause every new message bring back that phase
Them old photos hit like a blade
You in the yard with your hoodie on shade
I be at your grave with a fresh white tee
Talk to the ground like you still hear me
Say I’m gon’ make it, I promise that
But some nights I fold and I can't bring you back
[Pre-Chorus]
They took you fast, yeah
Left me with the echo
One wrong turn
And the whole block let go
[Chorus]
Brother, don't fade on me
Brother, don't fade on me (fade on me)
I got your blood in me
I got your blood in me (in me)
Brother, don't fade on me
I still hear you call my name
The streets took you from me
Now they gotta know the pain
[Bridge]
If I make it out, I’m bringing your name
Up in every room, through every stage
No more dead-end nights, no more red and blue
I’m the last one left, so I’m living for two
[Chorus]
Brother, don't fade on me
Brother, don't fade on me (fade on me)
I got your blood in me
I got your blood in me (in me)
Brother, don't fade on me
I still hear you call my name
The streets took you from me
Now they gotta know the pain