[Intro – Spoken, Raw Tone]
Yeah…
I ain’t lookin’ for no sympathy
This for my brothers that ain’t here
And the ones that changed on me…
Listen.
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[Verse 1 – Reflective Flow]
They told me “Von, slow down,” I ain’t know how
Too deep in that field, wasn’t no out
Posted by that corner where the cold hit different
Lil bro got booked, now the whole gang missin'
Mama said “pray,” I said “pray for what?”
When I seen angels fall and the devils get up
Used to dream of fame, now I dream of peace
But the price for the crown ain’t cheap in these streets
Ten toes, I stood, even when I broke
Couldn’t cry at the wake, my pain don’t show
Now I look in the mirror like “who I become?”
Tryna smile for the ‘Gram but I feel too numb
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[Hook – Emotional, Repetitive for Impact]
I said “sorry,” but sorry ain’t enough
Not when your hands full of blood and the nights too rough
Told my day ones we gon’ shine, then we lost that trust
Now it’s me and my demons, and I don’t say much
I said “sorry,” but sorry don’t fix pain
It don’t bring back the dead or erase my name
It don’t stop that karma when it’s in my lane
So I ride with the heat, in the cold, in the rain
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[Verse 2 – Story-Heavy, Von Vibe]
First body changed me, I ain’t felt right since
I was 15 deep, tryna hop that fence
Seen bro get popped, and he died in my arms
So don't talk ‘bout peace, we respond with harm
Ops say “Von gone,” but I’m still here
In the mind of the block, in the pain, in the fear
In the way shorty move when she clutch that blick
I’m the story they tell when the loyalty switch
Ain’t no love in a place where the money talk
Ain’t no truth in the texts when the feelings walk
They gon’ scream your name, put your face on a tee
But they won’t slide for you how you slid for the team
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[Bridge – Melodic/Spoken Mix]
I ain’t perfect, I ain’t holy
But I never switched on my homies
If I said I got you, then I did
If I failed, then I own it, that’s real…
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[Hook – Final Repeat, More Aggressive]
I said “sorry,” but sorry ain’t enough
Not when your hands full of blood and the nights too rough
Told my day ones we gon’ shine, then we lost that trust
Now it’s me and my demons, and I don’t say much
I said “sorry,” but sorry don’t fix pain
It don’t bring back the dead or erase my name
It don’t stop that karma when it’s in my lane
So I ride with the heat, in the cold, in the rain
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[Outro – Quiet, Fade Out]
You feel it when it’s real.
You know when it’s too late to say sorry…
Yeah.
