Intro (soft melody, almost whispered):
Mmm… yeah…
Late nights, streetlights bleeding through my window
Ohhh…
I just wanna breathe again…
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Hook (SUNG – long notes, emotional):
Set me freeee— from all the vio-lence,
Every siren got my heart in si-lence.
Maybe I can shiiield myself from the rii-ots,
Close my eyes, find peace inside the quiet.
Set me freeee— let my soul breathe,
I’m more than the pain they keep showing me.
(background hum: “mmm-mmm, yeahhh”)
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Verse 1 (rap, smooth but heavy):
I was born where the pressure never sleeps,
Dreams get buried six feet in the concrete.
Mama prayin’ every night I make it home,
World so loud but I feel so alone.
News feed selling fear by the minute,
Another lost name, they forget in a sentence.
I’m tired of anger controlling my breath,
Tired of acting like I ain’t scared of death.
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Pre-Hook (melodic rap):
I don’t wanna numb it with liquor and smoke,
I don’t wanna laugh just to hide that I’m broke.
Tryna keep my heart from turning to stone,
Tryna build peace where I’m standing alone.
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Hook (SUNG – layered vocals):
Set me freeee— from all the vio-lence,
Every siren got my heart in si-lence.
Maybe I can shiiield myself from the rii-ots,
Find a little hope in the middle of chaos.
Set me freeee— let my soul breathe,
I’m more than the pain they keep showing me.
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Verse 2 (rap, more intensity):
They teach us survival, never teach us to heal,
Tell us “man up,” never ask how we feel.
Every loss add weight to my spine,
Still I’m standing, yeah, I’m holding the line.
I seen love turn fake, friends turn foes,
Seen bullets answer questions nobody knows.
But I ain’t tryna be another stat on the screen,
I’m tryna rewrite what “strong” really means.
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Melodic Bridge (SUNG – slow, emotional):
Ohhh…
If peace is a place, let me stay there tonight,
If hope got a name, let it call me alive.
Yeahhh…
I been running from shadows that look just like me,
I don’t wanna bleed just to prove I’m free.
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Breakdown (half-rap, half-sung):
Hands up—but not in surrender,
Heart cold—but still remember
Who I was before the pain,
Before the scars, before the rain.
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Final Hook (BIG, full melody, choir feel):
Set me freeee— from all the vio-lence,
I hear the noise but I choose my si-lence.
Maybe I can shiiield myself from the rii-ots,
Stand on love, yeah, that’s my defiance.
Set me freeee— let my soul breathe,
I’m more than the world tryna do to me.
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Outro (soft humming, fading):
Mmm… yeah…
Set me free…
Ohhh…
From the noise… from the noise…
