Intro (low, tired) Yeah… (yeah) Some days I don’t even wanna wake up… (uh) But I do… (I do) Hook I be wantin’ to quit, but I don’t (nah) Heart broke, but I still keep goin’ (yeah) World cold, but my soul still warm (warm) Too much pain just to give up now (never) I done been low, I done lost my hope (lost it) Still breathe, so I still got smoke (breathe) They thought I’d fold, they thought I’d choke (nah) But I’m still here… that’s the joke (still here) Verse 1 Some days I wake up mad at life (damn) Bills due, demons talk at night (talk) Smile fake just to make it through ‘Cause nobody care how you feel but you (facts) I done cried in a parked car (alone) Prayed to God like “this shit hard” (why?) Asked Him why I still here When I don’t feel strong, just scarred (scarred) I done lost friends to the past (gone) Lost love to the grind (truth) Lost sleep to the stress (stress) Lost years to the time (time) But I keep my feet on the floor (stand) Even when I don’t wanna stand (nah) ‘Cause if I quit on myself Who the fuck gon’ be my man? (who?) Hook I be wantin’ to quit, but I don’t (nah) Heart broke, but I still keep goin’ (yeah) World cold, but my soul still warm (warm) Too much pain just to give up now (never) I done been low, I done lost my hope (lost it) Still breathe, so I still got smoke (breathe) They thought I’d fold, they thought I’d choke (nah) But I’m still here… that’s the joke (still here) ⸻ 🎤 Guest Verse (melodic / different vibe) Guest Verse (sing-rap style) I been fightin’ my shadow in the mirror (yeah) Tryna love who I am, but it’s harder every year (hard) I don’t talk ‘bout the nights I was slippin’ I just smile and pretend I ain’t missin’ (missin’) They don’t see how I’m holdin’ my breath Tryna not let my heart beat regret (nah) I don’t need nobody savin’ my soul I just need me to not let go (don’t go) If I fall, I fall into the light (light) If I hurt, I still make it through night (night) I ain’t perfect, I’m bruised, I’m alive That’s the reason I still gotta try (still try) *(soft ad-libs under last lines: “still try… still try…”) * ⸻ Bridge (melodic, emotional) I don’t wake up fearless (nah) I wake up and fight (fight) I don’t feel like a winner (no) I just survive (survive) ⸻ Final Hook (big, layered) I be wantin’ to quit, but I don’t (nah) Heart broke, but I still keep goin’ (yeah) World cold, but my soul still warm (warm) Too much pain just to give up now (never) I done been low, I done lost my hope (lost it) Still breathe, so I still got smoke (breathe) They thought I’d fold, they thought I’d choke (nah) But I’m still here… that’s the joke (still here) Outro (spoken) I ain’t healed… (nah) I ain’t happy… (nah) But I ain’t dead… And that gotta mean somethin’… (mean somethin’)

Still Here