Don’t fade on me

Hook
Don’t fade on me when the lights go low,
I been holdin’ my breath, tryna not let go.
If I’m breakin’, don’t watch, just hold me close,
I’m still here, still fightin’, don’t fade on me, no.
Don’t fade on me, no… don’t fade on me.

Verse 1
I got scars I don’t flex, I don’t post for the ‘Gram,
Got ghosts in my chest and they all shake hands.
I been loved and I lost, yeah, I learned that cost,
Every promise sounds sweet till it’s crossed and it’s gone.
I ain’t perfect, I’m tense, I overthink every breath,
When you quiet too long I start beefin’ with death.
I been down in that hole where the silence screams,
So when you pull away it fucks with me.

I don’t need forever, I don’t need the crown,
Just don’t disappear when my walls fall down.
If I’m honest for once, this the truth I hide:
I’m scared you’ll leave once you see inside.

Hook
Don’t fade on me when the lights go low,
I been holdin’ my breath, tryna not let go.
If I’m breakin’, don’t watch, just hold me close,
I’m still here, still fightin’, don’t fade on me, no.
Don’t fade on me, no… don’t fade on me.

Verse 2
I been numb, I been high, I been dead in my head,
I survived shit that should’ve put a tag on my leg.
So when love feels real I don’t trust that shit,
Feels like glass in my hands, I might crush that shit.
I push first, I test, yeah I know that’s wrong,
But abandonment taught me to stay on guard.
If I joke when I’m hurt, that’s a shield I wear,
Truth is I’m terrified you won’t stay right here.

Lynch talkin’ to God in a cracked motel,
Ask Him why I’m still alive if I’m half in hell.
If I fuck this up, just know I tried,
I just need you here on my weaker nights.

Bridge
If I shake, don’t flinch.
If I fall, don’t run.
I been losin’ people since I was young.
I don’t need savin’, I don’t need gold,
Just don’t walk away when I lose control.

Hook
Don’t fade on me when the lights go low,
I been holdin’ my breath, tryna not let go.
If I’m breakin’, don’t watch, just hold me close,
I’m still here, still fightin’, don’t fade on me, no.

Outro
I’m not askin’ for perfect, just real as it gets,
If you see me drownin’, don’t place your bets.
Say my name, remind me I’m more than my past,
I’m still breathin’, still here… please don’t fade that fast.

Emo rap confessional with raw vocals sparse beats aching hooks vulnerability over bravado late night survival energy