

Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] Yeah Uh Listen [Verse 1] I remember every hallway, every slammed door Breath holdin’ while his boots hit the cracked floor Red eyes in the kitchen like a nightmare He was smilin’ while I shook in the thin air Call him “sir” or you tastein’ that belt snap Learned quick how to fold, how to play act Laugh track on my pain, he would rewind it Finger on my mouth when I tried to define it Mama lookin’ down at her phone screen I was bleedin’ on the tile, she chose unseen Called that man “dad,” but he fed off fear Knew my age, never learned what I dreamed this year [Chorus] I got scars you don’t see, they under these sleeves All these blocked out reels that my mind won’t screen I was raised by a demon and a ghost in the breeze But I swear on my name I’ll be better than these They broke my bones, but they ain’t break my drive They tried to crush my hope, but the hope survived I keep runnin’ from the child that they left behind Every cut on my soul is the proof I survived [Verse 2] Real dad drove off like a Lyft ride All smoke, no goodbye, just a quick slide Birthday candles, I was starin’ at an empty chair Learned early some men never really care Phone stayed cold, I was walkin’ on eggshells Prayed for a text, only got voicemails “Can’t talk right now,” that was every day He was livin’ his life, I was hidin’ my face So I blacked out the worst, locked it in a dark room Memories in boxes stacked up to the stark moon But the nightmares leak, I can hear ‘em when I’m half-sleep Little me cryin’, sayin’ “Why you never had me?” [Chorus] I got scars you don’t see, they under these sleeves All these blocked out reels that my mind won’t screen I was raised by a demon and a ghost in the breeze But I swear on my name I’ll be better than these They broke my bones, but they ain’t break my drive They tried to crush my hope, but the hope survived I keep runnin’ from the child that they left behind Every cut on my soul is the proof I survived [Bridge] I ain’t him, I ain’t you, I’m my own blood I turn pain into power, watch it flood You hit kids, I hit stages, that’s the upgrade You left home, I build homes that don’t break I’ll raise love, not fists in a tight grip I’ll show up, not hide when the sky flips Every word that you used like a knife swing Now it’s carved in my heart as a war hymn (yeah) [Chorus] I got scars you don’t see, they under these sleeves All these blocked out reels that my mind won’t screen I was raised by a demon and a ghost in the breeze But I swear on my name I’ll be better than these They broke my bones, but they ain’t break my drive They tried to crush my hope, but the hope survived I keep runnin’ from the child that they left behind Every cut on my soul is the proof I survived
Tags
rap, Moody trap beat with dark, detuned bells and distant vocal chops, deep 808s locking with sharp hi-hats. Verses in aggressive yet vulnerable male vocals, close and dry; hook opens with layered harmonies and wider reverb. Subtle low choir pad in the hook for “demon” imagery, occasional tape-stop effects before key lines to spotlight the emotion., sad
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No
3/9/2026