Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Wake up, same weight
On my chest, same ache
Tryna keep my name clean
While the whole block fake
I seen truth get bent
For a little more rent
Seen good men fold fast
Just to chase that check
Heads down, eyes low
Say yes, let it go
Please this one, please that one
Till your own soul sold
And the ones with power
Love that crooked hour
They smile in your face
Then they step on flowers
[Pre-Chorus]
But I can't trade my skin
Can't trade where I've been
If I lose myself now
What do I win?
No, I won't bend that way
No, I won't play their game
I’d rather walk broke
Than wear their shame
[Chorus]
Stay true, stay true
I’m still me, I’m still me
Stay true, stay true
Can’t buy what I believe
Stay true, stay true
I won’t bow, I won’t flee
Stay true, stay true
Even when they try me
[Verse 2]
System got cracks in it
You can hear that snap in it
Folks get stuck below
While the rich keep cashing it
They tell you work harder
Smile a little sharper
But they move the goal
Every single quarter
I seen lies in a suit
Seen a saint turn loose
Seen a friend chase gold
Then forget what’s true
Not me, I keep walking
Even when they keep talking
Every scar on my hands
Got a reason for staying honest
[Pre-Chorus]
But I can't trade my skin
Can't trade where I've been
If I lose myself now
What do I win?
No, I won't bend that way
No, I won't play their game
I’d rather walk broke
Than wear their shame
[Chorus]
Stay true, stay true
I’m still me, I’m still me
Stay true, stay true
Can’t buy what I believe
Stay true, stay true
I won’t bow, I won’t flee
Stay true, stay true
Even when they try me
[Bridge]
Let them count their stacks
Let them live like that
I got a name to keep
And I’m standing with my shadow at my back
If the room turns cold
If the deal gets old
I’ll leave with my head high
And my own soul whole
[Final Chorus]
Stay true, stay true
I’m still me, I’m still me
Stay true, stay true
Can’t buy what I believe
Stay true, stay true
I won’t bow, I won’t flee
Stay true, stay true
Even when they try me
Stay true, stay true
I’m still me, I’m still me
Stay true, stay true
Can’t buy what I believe
Details
GeneratedJul 12, 2026
Duration3:29
LanguageEnglish
Style
Hip-hop with a tense mid-tempo boom-bap swing, tight kick-snare pocket and dusty bassline; verse rides sparse drums and cracked piano stabs, pre-chorus pulls back to handclaps and filtered chords, chorus hits with stacked gang vocals and a sharp repeated hook. Add reverse cymbal swells, tape-stop turns, and a brief horn stab before the final chorus. Close-mic lead vocal, gritty and forward, with doubled hook lines and ad-lib echoes., soul
Credits
Prompt bycatalin
ModelAria v5.5
Prompt
The hardship of living live trying to stay true to yourself not run for the money lying and sell your soul and put your head down trying to please others and step on them when system is corrupted
