[Intro] Yeah Deep breath Uh [Verse 1] Been on the floor, back to the ceiling fan Wonderin’ if the plan’s broken or it’s still a plan Phone full of names that I still can’t dial ‘Cause pride heavy as a child that ain’t smiled in a while Mama in the kitchen, bills on the table Prayin’ over crumbs, call it faith, call it cable Cut off, cut deep, I been patchin’ these scars Tryna bargain with the dark while I’m reachin’ for stars Job apps, got denied like a door in my face Friends vanished like smoke, left a ghost in the place Lookin’ in the mirror, all I see is my fear But I keep wakin’ up, guess my purpose in here (yeah) [Chorus] Weight on my shoulder, I’m still standin’ Heart full of thunder, I keep bangin’ Scared of this life but I ain’t runnin’ I’m fightin’ this fight ‘til the light come in Weight on my shoulder, I’m still breathin’ Hands in the dirt, I’m still reachin’ If the whole world cold, I’m the spark in the snow I been losin’ all day, but I’m back for the glow (yeah) [Verse 2] I remember late nights, ramen in a paper cup Countin’ every cent, talkin’ ‘bout “when I’m greater, bruh” Dreams in a notebook, hope in a backpack Eyes on the sky but my past try to drag back Cousin in a cell, say he wish he had a second chance I’m out here free, wastin’ days, scrollin’ through a trance Nah, that ain’t me, I can’t drown in the feed When my little bro watchin’, learnin’ what to believe He see me He need me I bleed so He can be free So I’ll break every chain that they hand to my name Turn my shame into flame, light a path through the rain (yeah) [Chorus] Weight on my shoulder, I’m still standin’ Heart full of thunder, I keep bangin’ Scared of this life but I ain’t runnin’ I’m fightin’ this fight ‘til the light come in Weight on my shoulder, I’m still breathin’ Hands in the dirt, I’m still reachin’ If the whole world cold, I’m the spark in the snow I been losin’ all day, but I’m back for the glow [Bridge] I been down, talkin’ way past low (way past) Talkin’ sleepin’ in my clothes on the floor (on the floor) Talkin’ tears in my throat like, “yo If I disappear, would they even know?” But that voice in my chest said “move” Every bruise that you got gon’ prove Every wound that you hide gon’ bloom You ain’t meant for the cage, fill the room (fill the room, yeah) [Verse 3] So I lace up, face up, step in the storm Every failure that I carry out here keepin’ me warm ‘Cause I know what it is to be hungry and hollow So if I make it out, they ain’t starvin’ tomorrow I ain’t perfect, I’m hurtin’, but I’m learnin’ to stand Turn the tremble in my hand to a permanent brand Every “no” that I hear just sharpen the blade I’m cuttin’ through the doubt they carefully laid (uh) I ain’t just tryna live, I’m tryna lift up the block Put a spine in the weak spots, time in the tick-tock Yeah, I’m scared of this life, but I walk with the fear ‘Cause courage ain’t the lack of it, it’s draggin’ it here (come on) [Chorus] Weight on my shoulder, I’m still standin’ Heart full of thunder, I keep bangin’ Scared of this life but I ain’t runnin’ I’m fightin’ this fight ‘til the light come in Weight on my shoulder, I’m still breathin’ Hands in the dirt, I

rap, Moody boom-bap with deep male vocals; sparse piano stabs and distant vocal chops over a gritty, swinging drum groove. Verses ride a low, chesty tone with close-mic intimacy; hook opens up with layered baritone harmonies and subtle choir pads. Occasional sub swells and reversed textures for tension; final chorus strips to piano and drums, voice front and center., deep

Weight On My Shoulder