Back Up Every Time

[Verse 1]
You was talkin' ’bout forever, I was really down to try
You was playin' with my heart, I was playin' with my time
When it fell apart, you was gone by the sunrise
Left me in the dark, but it opened up my eyes
Friends said they ride, then they turned into ghosts
Timeline full, but in real life, I'm alone
Guess I had to lose who I thought I would die for
Just to find the part of me I been alive for
[Chorus]
Back up every time that I fall down
Turn my heartbreak into hometown anthems now
You can leave me in the cold, I still rise
’Cause I never give up on the dream in my mind
Back up every time that I fall down
Brush the dirt off, stand tall, look around
Ain’t nobody in my corner? That’s fine
I still bet it all on this dream of mine (yeah)
[Verse 2]
They was yellin' “we forever” in the front row
Then they vanished when the money and the love low
Left me bleedin' on the floor of my one-room
But that echo in the walls said “it’s on you”
So I stitched up every cut with a notebook
Turned every “you ain’t it” to a hook
Every “you ain’t worth it” to a verse
Every little curse, I reversed till it worked
[Chorus]
Back up every time that I fall down
Turn my heartbreak into hometown anthems now
You can leave me in the cold, I still rise
’Cause I never give up on the dream in my mind
Back up every time that I fall down
Brush the dirt off, stand tall, look around
Ain’t nobody in my corner? That’s fine
I still bet it all on this dream of mine (yeah)
[Bridge]
Left for dead, but my heartbeat loud
Talked to God, said “I won’t tap out”
Every scar that you gave? I wear proud
That’s proof I made it through the doubt
[Chorus]
Back up every time that I fall down
Turn my heartbreak into hometown anthems now
You can leave me in the cold, I still rise
’Cause I never give up on the dream in my mind
Back up every time that I fall down
Brush the dirt off, stand tall, look around
Ain’t nobody in my corner? That’s fine
I still bet it all on this dream of mine (on this dream of mine)

rap, Moody hip hop with male vocals over a melancholic piano loop and heavy, knocking drums; verses stay tight and conversational with subtle vocal doubles, chorus swells with stacked melodic rap harmonies and rising pads, final hook adds ad-libs and extra grit for a cathartic, victorious lift, hip hop