[Intro – Piano, vinyl crackle] Yeah… Love get loud when the heartbeat stop. ⸻ [Verse 1] 🎶 They show up heavy when the casket close, Same hands that never checked when I was close to broke. Say, “He was solid, man, he held us down,” But where was that love when I was still around? Breathin’ but invisible, stress in my walk, Smilin’ through pressure, still answerin’ calls. I poured for everybody, never filled my cup, Now they say I was special—just too late to show up. I carried weight quietly, never made it public, Built everybody else, never budgeted my bucket. Funny how roses smell best at the grave, But couldn’t see the man while he was tryna be brave. 🎶 ⸻ [Hook – Soft choir] 🎶 They give you flowers when you can’t see the color, Say they love you when they talkin’ to another. Candlelight, speeches, pain in the street, But you was lonely with a phone that wouldn’t beep. Yeah, they give you flowers when the story complete, When the hands don’t move and the heart don’t beat. Tell me why we gotta wait ‘til the casket close To say the things that mattered the most? 🎶 ⸻ [Verse 2] 🎶 Men don’t get mercy, we get expectation, Strong by default, no room for hesitation. You bleed in silence, they call it “being a man,” You ask for help, now they don’t understand. They don’t ask if you tired, they ask what you earn, Don’t ask how you feel, just if money return. You the backbone, cracks stay ignored, ‘Til you break—now everybody swear they adored. Praised in eulogies I ain’t hear yet, Loved in paragraphs I ain’t read yet. If appreciation paid, I’d be rich in the grave, But broke while I’m breathin’, tryna act okay. 🎶 ⸻ [Bridge – Spoken] I don’t want statues. I want presence. Say it while I can hear it. ⸻ [Verse 3] 🎶 I don’t need crowns, I need acknowledgment, Sometimes survival deserve a compliment. Tell me I’m doin’ good while I’m doin’ it, Not when I can’t respond to it. Give men they flowers while the hands still warm, While they fightin’ storms you never been in before. We don’t need parades, just honesty, Just someone say, “I see you,” honestly. Still breathin’, still carryin’ weight, Still hopin’ love don’t show up late. If you hear this, do better for your brother, Don’t wait for death to discover each other. 🎶 ⸻ [Final Hook – Choir + trumpet swell] 🎶 Give me flowers while I’m still alive, While I’m still fightin’ demons I keep inside. Don’t let my worth be a funeral quote— Give men they flowers before they ghosts. 🎶 ⸻ [Outro – Piano fades] Yeah… Say it now.

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