

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Used to tuck pain in my waistband Cold heart, same color as the spray can Mama said, "Boy, this path got a grave, man" I just laughed, hit the corner, made a play, ran Four deep in a car with the plates bent Dead eyes, we ain't care what the day meant Judge read numbers like a phone line Half my life on a shelf, doin' state time First night, steel bunk, couldn't fake brave Tears dried on the pillow that the last made Ink names on the wall of the dead homies Whole tier full of wolves, but I felt lonely Kept dreamin' of the bodies that we dropped off Kept hearin' all the screams when the shots coughed Kept starin' at the ceiling like it talked back "Is this it? Is this really where my heart at?" [Chorus] I was lost in the cell, in the dark of my mind Walkin' circles in hell, doin' laps with my pride Then I fell to the floor, said, "I'm tired of the war" Heard a voice in the quiet say, "You ain't yours no more" From the gang to the grave, I was headed that way But His blood hit the stain, washed the red off my name I was locked in a cage, thought the story was done Met the Lord in the yard, now I'm free when I run (free when I run) [Verse 2] Old crew sendin' kites, say they still slide "Once you out, we got a spot on the hillside" I wrote back, "I can't come, I got new ties I got scripture in my chest where the blue lies" Used to post with a flag on the same block Now I post up with a verse and the chains dropped Chaplain saw all the rage in my blank stare Put a book in my hand, told me, "Start there" Read about a Man took nails for the street sins Sat back, thought, "Ain't nobody ever bleed for my weak skin" If He ate with the thieves, died with the outcasts Maybe He could clean up my foul past So I prayed in the pod when the lights dimmed "Take the hate, take the blade, take the life sin" Felt peace in a place it don't belong in Like rain in the range when the storm in Now I'm back in the world, see my son grow Tryna teach him 'bout grace, let the gun go Still hear old ghosts in the late night But I talk to the Lord 'til it fade light (fade light) [Chorus] I was lost in the cell, in the dark of my mind Walkin' circles in hell, doin' laps with my pride Then I fell to the floor, said, "I'm tired of the war" Heard a voice in the quiet say, "You ain't yours no more" From the gang to the grave, I was headed that way But His blood hit the stain, washed the red off my name I was locked in a cage, thought the story was done Met the Lord in the yard, now I'm free when I run (yeah, free when I run)
Tags
rap, Gritty East Coast boom-bap, minor-key piano loop and dusty drums, warm sub-bass under urgent male vocals. First verse close and confessional, doubling on key end-words; hook widens with stacked gospel-style harmonies and subtle organ. Second verse adds ad-lib echoes, small drop-outs on punchlines, then a final hook with choir lifts and a long reverb tail on the last word.
3:31
No
4/15/2026