(Verse 1)
Yeah, grew up where the sirens sang lullabies at night
Mama prayin’ for a miracle, we just prayin’ for the lights
Bills on the table, but the food wasn’t right
Still she smiled like everything gon’ turn out alright
I was young with a vision, but the mirrors lied
Seen a hero in my head, but the fear inside
Had me second guessin’ every step I’d take
Like what if I rise up just to watch it break?
Teachers said “focus,” but my mind would drift
Tryna find a way out, like a jailhouse script
Homies on the corner talkin’ fast money flips
But I seen what it cost when that cash money hits
(Hook)
Dreams don’t sleep, they just wait in the dark
Even when you lost, they remember your spark
I was down, had to learn every scar got a meaning
Now I’m wide awake while the whole world dreamin’
Dreams don’t sleep, nah, they callin’ your name
Even through the doubt and the pressure and pain
I was broke, now I’m buildin’ something they can’t take
Had to lose myself just to finally wake
(Verse 2)
Yeah, fast forward, now the pressure got real
People say they love you, but you question the feel
‘Cause the same ones clappin’ when you up on the stage
Be the first throw shade when you stuck in a cage
I done battled my mind, that’s a war you can’t see
Smilin’ in the mirror like “you proud of me?”
All the nights I was lost, feelin’ stuck in my ways
Now I’m countin’ every lesson, not just countin’ the days
They want the highlights, not the pain in between
They don’t see the hunger, only see the cuisine
I was chasin’ validation, now I’m chasin’ my peace
Learned the loudest voice ain’t the one that speaks
(Bridge)
Yeah… had to slow it down just to find my lane
Real talk, I was drownin’ in the fame of the game
Now I write for the kid that I used to be
Tryna tell him “hold on, you gon’ finally see”
(Hook)
Dreams don’t sleep, they just wait in the dark
Even when you lost, they remember your spark
I was down, had to learn every scar got a meaning
Now I’m wide awake while the whole world dreamin’
Dreams don’t sleep, nah, they callin’ your name
Even through the doubt and the pressure and pain
I was broke, now I’m buildin’ something they can’t take
Had to lose myself just to finally wake
(Outro)
Yeah…
If you got a dream, don’t you bury it deep
‘Cause dreams don’t die… nah… they just don’t sleep
