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)

(R&B / Neo-Soul ft. Male Rap Voice)