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[Intro – Soul Hook, female vocals]
Trapped in the frame, no room to move
They say it's life, but I never choose
Keep on runnin', but the pain won't fade
Caught in the fire with no escape
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[Verse 1 – Rap]
Thirteen, Jamal got dreams of the league
But he’s dodgin’ stray bullets just walkin’ down the street
Mama workin' doubles, daddy vanished last spring
So he’s tryna be a man before he’s even sixteen
Got his little sister cryin’ in the back room
While his older brother teachin’ him how to pack tools
He don’t wanna do it, but the fridge stay light
So he posts on the block just to make it through the night
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[Hook – Soulful chorus]
Trapped in the frame, no room to move
They say it's life, but I never choose
Keep on runnin', but the pain won't fade
Caught in the fire with no escape
Trapped in the frame, nowhere to go
Tryna break free but the chains don’t show
Every step feels like a war I fight
Just prayin’ for a little light
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[Verse 2 – Rap]
Fourteen, Maria got bruises on her skin
From a stepdad’s rage and a bottle full of gin
Mama always lookin' the other way
Too scared to speak, just hopes she’ll pray
She writes in her journal, dreams of the stage
But every curtain call feels a million miles away
She skips school, hides pain behind a grin
Tryna find love in places it’s never been
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[Hook – Soulful chorus]
Trapped in the frame, no room to move
They say it's life, but I never choose
Keep on runnin', but the pain won't fade
Caught in the fire with no escape
Trapped in the frame, nowhere to go
Tryna break free but the chains don’t show
Every step feels like a war I fight
Just prayin’ for a little light
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[Verse 3 – Rap]
Seventeen, Malik got dreams of a mic
But he’s watchin' his homies fall left and right
He don’t sell, he just writes what he sees
But the streets ain’t kind to a brother with peace
Scholarship denied, record for a petty charge
Now he’s workin’ two jobs just to feed his heart
Still spits truth at the open mic night
Hopin’ someone hears his story and gets it right
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[Final Hook – Soulful chorus with ad libs]
Trapped in the frame, no room to move
They say it's life, but I never choose
Keep on runnin', but the pain won't fade
Caught in the fire with no escape
Trapped in the frame, nowhere to go
Tryna break free but the chains don’t show
Every step feels like a war I fight
Just prayin’ for a little light
Just prayin’ for a little light...
