Bloodline Or Heart

[Intro]
He got the ring, he got the suit
He got the house up on the hill, family thinks it’s cute
But there’s another smile, sitting on the stoop
With holes in his shoes, still pulling me through
[Verse 1]
Mama say, “Baby, think legacy”
Silk on the table, old recipes
Big white wedding in the summer heat
He fit the picture that they sell to me
But my mind drift back to the south side breeze
Cheap gold chain, laughing in ripped-up jeans
Pocket full of change, still talking ’bout dreams
And every little word feel like it’s for me
[Chorus]
Bloodline or heart, which one do I follow?
Do I chase the crown or the one in the shadows?
Family say “power,” my chest say “pain”
I’m torn in the middle, standing in the rain
Bloodline or heart, which road do I borrow?
Do I choose their world or the one that feels hollow?
He got safe love, he got hard times
Somebody losing when somebody’s mine
[Verse 2]
Uncle at the table, whispering “remember”
Old rules carved in the oak like embers
“You protect the name, you protect the bread
You don’t risk the empire for a wild head”
They toast red wine, talk mergers and deals
But I still taste ramen and late night meals
When the broke boy prayed over paper plates
“God, keep us alive till the bills get straight”
[Rap]
Yeah
They want me in pearls by the private gate
Diamonds in the safe, not a doubt in the bank
Shake hands in a room full of quiet threats
Where you smile too long, they start placing bets
He the chosen one, right skin, right tie
Look good in the photo, look good in their eyes
But they don’t see the nights I was missing myself
Drowning in the marble and the polished wealth
Other side, got a king with a bus pass
Phone cut off, still make my heart laugh
We split one slice, talk “one day soon”
Count coins like stars underneath that moon
He black like me, he broke like truth
No safety net, just me and you
But if I walk from the line that my blood drew tight
Will they love me in the morning or cut me that night?
I’m a princess raised in a world of code
Where a wrong kind of love is a locked-up road
Do I guard that gate with a frozen grin
Or ride shotgun broke, but alive in my skin? (yeah)
[Chorus]
Bloodline or heart, which one do I follow?
Do I chase the crown or the one in the shadows?
Family say “power,” my chest say “pain”
I’m torn in the middle, standing in the rain
Bloodline or heart, which road do I borrow?
Do I choose their world or the one that feels hollow?
He got safe love, he got hard times
Somebody losing when somebody’s mine
[Bridge]
If I break these rules they built
Will that make me free or guilty with guilt?
If I stay in gold and silk
Will I ever feel anything that’s real?
[Chorus]
Bloodline or heart, which one do I follow?
Do I chase the crown or the one in the shadows?
Family say “power,” my chest say “pain”
I’m torn in the middle, standing in the rain
Bloodline or heart, answer me tomorrow
’Cause tonight I’m split between pride and sorrow
He got safe love, he got hard times
But maybe I choose
The one that feels like mine (oh)

rap, Moody midtempo R&B with female vocals and a swaggering rap section; smoky Rhodes keys and warm bass hold a slow, head-nod groove, snapped drums stay tucked under the vocal; verses are intimate and close-mic, chorus blooms with stacked harmonies and subtle strings; rap drops in with darker chords and light percussion stutters, last hook lifts with ad-libs and echo throws, r&b