My Way, Stay Out

[Verse 1]
It’s not always pretty
But this life I live is mine alone
Scars on my knuckles, rent past due
Still I call this mess my home
Yeah I learned my lessons
From the nights I should’ve stayed inside
Every wrong turn, every hard burn
Still I drive, still I drive
[Chorus]
I wanna live life my way
So if you’re not paying, stay out my lane (stay out my lane)
You ain’t with the struggle, you don’t get the gain
Talk cheap, heart deep, you just in the way
I wanna live life my way
If you’re not praying for me, don’t say my name (don’t say my name)
I took every stumble, turned it into flame
It’s not always pretty, but it’s my own pain
[Verse 2]
I was eating cold meals
While they laughed about the way I dream
Now they hit my phone up, “bro, we fam”
Funny how that word can scream
I remember late nights
Writing on a cracked screen, red eyes
Told myself one day, some way
All of this will make sense in time
[Chorus]
I wanna live life my way
So if you’re not paying, stay out my lane (stay out my lane)
You ain’t with the struggle, you don’t get the gain
Talk cheap, heart deep, you just in the way
I wanna live life my way
If you’re not praying for me, don’t say my name (don’t say my name)
I took every stumble, turned it into flame
It’s not always pretty, but it’s my own pain
[Bridge]
I don’t need your pity
Keep your little comments on mute (on mute)
If you never helped me carry this weight
You don’t get to say what I should do
[Chorus]
I wanna live life my way
So if you’re not paying, stay out my lane (stay out my lane)
You ain’t with the struggle, you don’t get the gain
Talk cheap, heart deep, you just in the way
I wanna live life my way
If you’re not praying for me, don’t say my name (don’t say my name)
I took every stumble, turned it into flame
It’s not always pretty, but it’s my own pain

rap, Moody chill-trap with warped vocal chops and subtle glitch textures, 90 BPM pocket. Male vocals, close and intimate on verses over filtered keys and deep sub. Hook lifts with wide harmonies, distorted background chants, crisp hats, and a knocking kick. Occasional stuttered mutes and tape-stop effects to underline key lines, final chorus rides out with layered ad-libs and delay tails., hip hop