🎵 Hook (Hard-hitting, repeatable)
This the reason I clutch (clutch!) /
Heart iced out, I don’t trust much (nah) /
Fake love hurt more than the slug does (facts) /
And every hug feel like a setup, uh (on guard!)
I got pain where my peace should be (uh-huh) /
Too many losses made a beast of me (beast!) /
Keep it tucked, keep it close, never freeze (brrr) /
This the reason I clutch — I ain’t tryna bleed (nah!).
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[Verse 1 – Aggressive, detailed street imagery]
Look—
I done lost more brothers than I seen birthdays
So I move like death got my first name
That Glock like my ID — can’t leave home
Paranoia turn texts into war zones
Smile in my face, but I peep the switch
Actin’ like blood — whole time, just a glitch
Pain in my gut, I don’t sleep too deep
Even dreams got opps tryna murk my peace
Grew up on noodles and gunpowder air
Mama prayin’ while I load with despair
I ain’t hard, I’m just used to betrayal
Every hug got a blade tucked under the veil
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🔊 Ad-Libs – Verse 1:
“Watch ‘em!” / “That’s real.” / “Boom!” / “You feel me?”
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🎵 Hook (Repeat w/ more aggression)
This the reason I clutch (clutch!) /
Heart iced out, I don’t trust much (nah) /
Fake love hurt more than the slug does (facts) /
And every hug feel like a setup, uh (on guard!)
I got pain where my peace should be (uh-huh) /
Too many losses made a beast of me (beast!) /
Keep it tucked, keep it close, never freeze (brrr) /
This the reason I clutch — I ain’t tryna bleed (nah!).
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[Verse 2 – Similes, Ebonics, self-reflection masked as bars]
Movin’ like a ghost with a license to drill
Love’ll get you killed — that’s why I sit still
Pistol on lap like a newborn trust
Whole world phony, so I clutch or I bust
This ain’t rap — this a letter to the lost
Tryna buy peace, but I paid in cost
Pain got a price, and I swipe full limit
Devil in my rearview, I still ain't finished
I don’t talk too much — I just read the vibe
Cross me once, that’s where the love die
Loyalty a mirror — once cracked, it cut
So don’t ask why I’m distant... that’s the reason I clutch.
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🔊 Ad-Libs – Verse 2:
“Boom boom.” / “Yeah!” / “Cold.” / “Whole lotta pain.”
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🎧 Outro – Minimal drums, echo fx
(Spoken)
“Don’t ask why I carry it — ask why I had to.
Ain’t no safety in a world that envy your breakthrough.”
click metal clack heartbeat fades
MoodyLoe
