[Intro – spoken tone, under piano]
It’s hard carrying a name you ain’t even grow with...
But I kept walkin’ like I knew where I came from...
This one’s for the weight they ain’t see me lift.
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[Verse 1]
I carry a name I don’t know how to wear
Brian Sr. gone, but his ghost still there
Never got laced with a fatherly prayer
So I stitched my manhood in pain and despair
Mama said be strong, but the mirror looked lost
Used to cry in my hoodie when they talked like a boss
I was 12 feelin’ 40, tryna prove I was hard
But I was just a kid with a hole in his heart
Legacy’s cold when the man ain't stand
Now I’m the man with his name in my hands
No blueprint, just bruises and plans
Had to father myself while I ran with the damned
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[Hook – melodic hum + half-sung delivery]
Cold weight on my chest, no rest
Carried names, carried pain, carried stress
They ain’t see the tears drip through the flex
Still smiled like I wasn’t a mess
I ain’t choose this tie, but I wear it bold
Turned silence to stone, then broke the mold
Every scar, every fold
That’s my story — never sold, only told
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[Verse 2]
I was him without ever meetin’ him once
Felt his absence more than I ever felt love
Told myself I ain’t need him to become
But I’d be lyin’ if I said I ain’t want that hug
Used to pray for a father with fists in the air
Now I pray I don’t fail my kids with a stare
'Cause when they look up, I gotta be there
Gotta show 'em that love ain't rare
I built manhood in a house full of doubt
No map, no voice, no hand to reroute
But I made it, yeah, and I’m still climbin’
With a last name heavy — but I’m still rhymin’
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[Outro – faded melody + quiet whisper]
I made my name mean something…
Even if his never did.
MoodyLoe
