Back From The Edge

[Verse 1]
Used to count the likes
Now I’m counting meds
Therapist on speed dial
Voices in my head
Bills stacked, friends skipped
Phone dry, eyes red
Mama said “you’re strong”
I just heard “you’re scared”
Couldn’t leave the bed
Staring at the fan
Heart doing laps
Sweat on my hands
Whole life in pieces
Right there on the floor
Everybody see the mask
No one sees the war
[Chorus]
I was one step
From the edge, from the fall
Thought the pain in my chest
Was the end of it all
Then a hand in the dark
Pulled me out of that place
Now I’m breathing in deep
Got this fight in my face
If I fall, I call
I don’t hide, I don’t crawl
Took losing everything
To learn I’m worth it all
[Verse 2]
Doctor said “breathe in”
Name the things you feel
I said “numb, angry”
“Is any of it real?”
Lost job, lost home
Lost trust, lost sleep
But I kept one thing
This promise to me
I’ll text when I’m spiraling (yeah)
I’ll talk when I’m low
Let the tears run free
Let my people know
Little walks, little wins
Write it down each night
Some days just surviving
Still counts as fight
[Chorus]
I was one step
From the edge, from the fall
Thought the pain in my chest
Was the end of it all
Then a hand in the dark
Pulled me out of that place
Now I’m breathing in deep
Got this fight in my face
If I fall, I call
I don’t hide, I don’t crawl
Took losing everything
To learn I’m worth it all
[Bridge]
This for anybody
On the bathroom floor
Thinking “no one’d notice
If I’m here no more”
I been there, sat there
Staring at the wall
You ain’t weak for asking
You’re a soldier when you call (hey)
[Chorus]
I was one step
From the edge, from the fall
Thought the pain in my chest
Was the end of it all
Then a hand in the dark
Pulled me out of that place
Now I’m breathing in deep
Got this fight in my face
If I fall, I call
I don’t hide, I don’t crawl
Took losing everything
To learn I’m worth it all

rap, Moody boom-bap with warm piano loops, deep subs, and crisp hats; male vocals riding a mid-tempo pocket. Verses start almost whispered, then build grit each bar; hook lifts with doubled vocals and airy harmonies. Subtle reverse pads and filtered ad-libs widen the choruses, final section drops to drums and piano for a reflective close.