[Verse 1 – Nicki flow]
Yo, I been cryin’ in the kitchen with the lights off,
Baby on my hip, wipe the tears when the fight’s soft.
Bills in a pile like the pain that I buried,
Dreams in the drawer with the bottles I carried.
I ain’t got time for pity or pearls,
I’m tryna raise babies in a cold-ass world.
Sleep? Nah, I hustle when they nap,
Mama got demons, but she never gon’ crack.
[Pre-Chorus – Halsey singing]
I see stars through a broken ceiling,
I still smile though my soul ain’t healing.
One more breath, one more day,
I’m still here—I found a way.
[Chorus – Halsey style]
I’ve got gold in the dirt, hope in the hurt,
Love in a bottle even when it don’t work.
Singing lullabies through the pain in my chest,
Giving you a life even if I get less.
The world’s on fire and I’m still standing,
Feeding you truth with empty hands and—
I swear to God, I’ll break this curse,
Mama bleeds love, and you come first.
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[Verse 2 – Nicki Minaj flow]
Look, I was made in the struggle, raised in the grime,
Prayed for a future I could barely define.
Ain’t no silver spoon, just plastic forks,
Ramen for dinner, and pain on the porch.
They say, “You too young,” “You too poor,”
But I birthed a reason to want more.
Tears in my liner, fists on the wall,
But I smile when you crawl—I’m your all.
[Pre-Chorus – Halsey]
Monsters in me, but they don’t get fed,
I fight ‘em silent, kiss your head.
My heart is bruised but still it sings,
You gave my broken soul its wings.
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[Chorus – Halsey style, repeat]
I’ve got gold in the dirt, hope in the hurt,
Love in a bottle even when it don’t work.
Singing lullabies through the pain in my chest,
Giving you a life even if I get less.
The world’s on fire and I’m still standing,
Feeding you truth with empty hands and—
I swear to God, I’ll break this curse,
Mama bleeds love, and you come first.
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[Bridge – Rap slow + spoken word tone]
They don’t know the cost of survival,
The weight of being both the war and the revival.
I ain’t perfect, nah, I’m a storm with legs—
But I’d die a hundred times just to buy you eggs.
You hear me, baby?
Your mama’s a lioness in thrift-store threads,
But love ain’t broke, it’s how I tread.
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[Final Chorus – softer, haunting Halsey vocal]
I’ve got gold in the dirt, hope in the hurt,
Love in a bottle even when it don’t work.
Singing lullabies through the pain in my chest,
Giving you a life even if I get less.
The world’s on fire and I’m still standing,
Feeding you truth with empty hands and—
I swear to God, I’ll break this curse,
Mama bleeds love, and you come first.
AngelOfDarkness
