Intro (Slowed, –4 semitones, chopped ad-libs)
Yeeeeah… slow it down…
Forever my lil bro…
Northeast… we still hold it…
Rest easy… rest easy…
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Verse 1
Five years younger, but you shadowed my steps
Lil bro on my heel, never givin’ me rest
Annoyed me like hell, but I loved you to death
Didn’t know them childhood laughs would be all that’s left
I remember you runnin’ them sidelines fast
Me yelling “go, go, go!” while you left ’em in the grass
Football dreams, whole family in the stands
Never thought life would hit us both harder than the pads
When you grew up, man, we started to vibe
Late nights drinkin’, whole house smellin’ like the high
You’d get drunk, talk loud, funny every time
But damn bro… I’d give anything to rewind
Took you to Odessa tryna get you on track
Tryna keep you out the streets, keep you safe, watch your back
But the world moves cruel… and I hate that fact
I wasn’t there when you took that bullet — I still carry that
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Hook (Slowed & Layered, heavy 808 drop)
Forever my brother… forever my pride
From the Northeast streets to the El Paso sky
I miss our rides… miss our laughs… miss our grind
Lil bro, you still with me every day in my mind
Chopped: every day… every day… in my mind… in my mind…
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Verse 2
We hit them motorcycles, wind cuttin’ the pain
Two brothers ridin’ free — wish we could do it again
Pulled lines on the table, we was lost in the game
But even in the chaos, your heart never changed
You’d give your last dollar to a stranger in need
Never selfish, always loyal — that’s rare indeed
Crip sets different, but the love? That was creed
You were family to everyone who ever felt your speed
You claimed “I’m P Diddy, I run this city!”
Laughin’ loud, talkin’ big, man you stayed so witty
You repped Northeast proud, nothin’ fake, nothin’ pretty
Just real love, real life — and the pain hit gritty
Eagles fan to the bone, Randall Cunningham fly
You’d talk plays, talk dreams… now I look to the sky
And the hardest part, bro… the thing I can’t deny
Is your friend pulled that trigger — and I still ask why
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Hook (Reprise, heavier bass + chopped words)
Forever my brother… forever my pride
From the Northeast streets to the El Paso sky
I miss our rides… miss our laughs… miss our grind
Lil bro, you still with me every day in my mind
Chopped: forever… for-forever… forever my pride…
DJ Screw–Style Spoken Outro (Slowed, tape-stop FX)
I love you, bro…
I’m still here holdin’ it down…
You with me on every ride, every drink, every quiet night.
We didn’t get the ending we deserved… but your story ain’t gone.
Rest easy, lil bro… the city still hears your name.
Forever slowed… forever loved… always mine.
