[Verse 1] Little shoes by the front door Work boots by the back Bills stacked on the counter My head a paper sack Scrollin’ numbers at midnight Bank app, heart in my throat Prayin’ sleep don’t ask me Why we still this broke You say “Daddy, stay home” I say “Daddy gotta leave” Kiss your hair in the hallway Hide the shake in my sleeve Smile stitched like bandage Over panic in my chest If love could pay the rent We’d already be blessed [Chorus] I feel like I’m failing you Every day, every paycheck due But I’ll bleed, I’ll break, I’ll bruise I’m never giving up on you Up late, eyes red, mind cracked Still I carry all this weight on my back Yeah I’m scared, I’m stuck, that’s true But I’m never giving up on you [Verse 2] I grew up counting coins At a table full of fights Swore I’d change the ending Give my kids a different life Now I’m pacing in the kitchen Same worry in my tone Terrified you’ll inherit Every ghost I call my own I snap, then I’m sorry You flinch when I shout I’m wrestling with shadows You don’t know about But I tuck you in gently Try to rewrite the script “Daddy’s here, you’re safe now” Even when my faith slips [Chorus] I feel like I’m failing you Every day, every paycheck due But I’ll bleed, I’ll break, I’ll bruise I’m never giving up on you Up late, eyes red, mind cracked Still I carry all this weight on my back Yeah I’m scared, I’m stuck, that’s true But I’m never giving up on you [Bridge] One day you’ll be bigger You’ll ask why I was gone (yeah) I’ll tell you ’bout the battles I fought just to keep us warm If all you remember Is I always came back home (came back) Then maybe my broken Still taught you to be strong [Chorus] I feel like I’m failing you Every day, every paycheck due But I’ll bleed, I’ll break, I’ll bruise I’m never giving up on you Up late, eyes red, mind cracked Still I carry all this weight on my back Call me weak, I still push through ‘Cause I’m never giving up on you

rap, Dark emo-trap with ambient pads and detuned bells, deep 808s and crisp hats. Male vocals, half-sung half-rapped, intimate and close in the verses; chorus opens with stacked, breathy harmonies and a wider stereo image. Reverb-heavy ad-libs float behind the lead, subtle guitar swells in the bridge. Slow build from fragile to defiant by the last hook, keeping a moody, late-night tension throughout., emo, pop, low, ambient

Never Good Enough, Still Here