Burried Deep

Intro / Hook (R&B – Female Lead)

(BGVs: soft oohs, airy)

I care… but it’s buried deep, so deep

Underneath the hurt you never see

I care… but it’s buried deep, so deep

Had to hide my heart just to keep my peace

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Verse 1 (R&B – Female Lead)

As my irritation grows with society’s woes

They keep telling me who to be, what to say, where to go

Writing rules for my life like they own my soul

Every move under fire, every truth under control

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Pre-Chorus (R&B – Female Lead)

How can I breathe in a world so cold?

When I reach for love, there’s nothing to hold

I learned real fast how feelings get cheap

So I locked them away… yeah

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Hook / Chorus (R&B – Female Lead + BGVs)

I care… but it’s buried deep, so deep

Underneath the hurt you never see

I care… but it’s buried deep, so deep

Had to hide my heart just to keep my peace

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Rap Verse 1 (Male Voice – Calm, Introspective)

(Beat strips down: bass + rim)

Yeah…

They tell her “toughen up,” but never ask her why

She carry all this weight with a smile and tired eyes

World full of noise, nobody hear her cry

Everybody preach strength, but won’t help her survive

She learned early love come with a receipt

Pay in trust, then they leave you incomplete

So she bury feelings six feet deep

Call it peace, but it’s really just sleep

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Post-Rap Refrain (R&B – Female Lead)

(BGVs swell)

I care… (ooh…)

But it’s buried deep (ahh…)

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Verse 2 (R&B – Female Lead)

They judge my pain like it’s something small

Say “be strong,” but they don’t see me fall

I give compassion, I give my best

Left unanswered, left feeling less

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Bridge (R&B – Female Lead + Spoken Male Ad-libs)

I wasn’t born this guarded

(Male: “Nah…”)

I wasn’t always closed

(Male: “They don’t know…”)

But love kept taking pieces

Till I had nothing left to hold

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Rap Verse 2 (Male Voice – Deeper, More Personal)

(Beat thickens slightly: bass + soft keys)

I watched her love turn cautious over time

Heart once open, now it double-checks the signs

Gave too much grace to people outta line

So now she move careful, protectin’ her mind

She don’t hate love, she hate what it became

Promises breaking, everybody unashamed

So she choose silence over empty explainin’

Keep her care locked up, ‘cause peace ain’t free—it’s claimed

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Final Hook / Chorus (R&B – Full, Emotional)

(BGVs: fullest here)

I care… but it’s buried deep, so deep

Under scars I don’t let bleed

I care… but it’s buried deep, so deep

If I stay soft, the world takes me

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Outro (R&B + Male Echo)

Buried deep… (Male echo: “So deep…”)

Just to survive (Male: “Yeah…”)

I care… (Male: “I care…”)

Alive (Male: “Right here.”)

(BGVs hum and fade)