[Intro – Levee Creaking + Thunder]
[Emergency radio static faintly playing]
You ever notice…
before a levee break…
everything get real quiet?
[808 enters slowly]
That’s where my mind been lately.
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[Verse 1]
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The levee watchin’, whole sky uneasy,
Floodwater thoughts gettin’ hard to sleep with.
Gold teeth grin but the eyes stay tired,
Swamp-born soul with inherited fire.
I move cautious when success too loud,
Seen too many kings get swallowed proud.
Louisiana taught me storms got patience,
Destruction usually come conversational.
Flow Wayne-heavy with apocalypse flavor,
Talk slick while mentally dodgin’ danger.
My paranoia dress expensive now,
Tailored fear with a marble smile.
Every phone call feel slightly off,
Every blessing come with hidden costs.
Maybe survival rewired my nerves,
Now peace itself feel undeserved.
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[Hook – Choir + Heavy Bass]
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The levee watchin’ tonight…
Holdin’ pressure deep inside.
The levee watchin’ still…
One crack and the pain might spill.
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[Verse 2]
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I got flood memories under luxury living,
That’s why my spirit move suspicious.
Even when the room safe and warm,
My brain still forecast storms.
My dawg bought acres and still look stressed,
Told me:
“Bro, trauma don’t respect success.”
Felt that heavy in my chest somewhere,
Like black water risin’ in the air.
The city move strange before disaster strike,
Birds get quiet, people act nice.
That’s how I know when trouble near—
too much calm make me uncomfortable here.
I’m from where funerals sharpen intuition,
Where survival become religion.
Now every blessing feel temporary,
Like beauty built on cemetery dirt.
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[Bridge – Spoken + Organ]
The crazy thing about pressure…
is everybody praise you for holdin’ it…
till you break.
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Rain tap rhythm on the rooftop slow…
Whole soul feel overflowed.
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[Verse 3]
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Truth is—
I’m tired of bein’ emotionally armored.
Tired of actin’ unfazed by damage.
Tired of flexin’ through exhaustion,
Like pain glamorous in Louisiana.
But vulnerability feel dangerous too,
Like standin’ barefoot in floodwater truth.
Still…
if the levee inside me burst tonight—
Maybe honesty finally survive.
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[Final Hook – Full Orchestra + Choir]
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The levee watchin’ all this pain…
Holdin’ storms inside my veins.
The levee watchin’ through the night…
Prayin’ my soul survive the tide.
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[Outro – Water Breaking + Silence]
[Massive floodwave sound]
Ain’t nothin’ more Southern…
than pretendin’ you fine…
right before collapse.
