Three Brothers, One Name

[Intro]
We was kids in the crib
Same shoes, same fridge
Same rain, same ditch
Same flame, same wish (yeah)
[Chorus]
Three brothers, one name
We bled for the same last name
Stood tall in the same cold rain
Now I ride with a hole in my chain
Three brothers, one heart
They can’t tear this bond apart
Even when you left in the dark
You still talk to me out the stars (Eddie)
Three brothers, one name
Three brothers, one name
[Verse 1]
Eddie had the plan, he the first one up
Took the blame when we always stuck
Mama cryin’, he would lift her chin
Said, “Long as I’m here, we gon’ win”
Paul in the middle, try to keep that peace
Turn jokes to a meal, make the pain decrease
Me, Joe, lil shadow by the backroom door
Hand-me-down shirt, hand-me-down drawers
Same bed, feet fightin’ for space
Same dream, we was runnin’ from the same place
Hit the store with a crumpled-up five
Split one plate but we still felt fly (yeah)
Summers on the block till the streetlights yawned
Eddie on the corner tryna keep us from wrong
Paul crack a smile when the world felt heavy
Said, “If I fall, I’ma fall with my brothers ready”
[Chorus]
Three brothers, one name
We bled for the same last name
Stood tall in the same cold rain
Now I ride with a hole in my chain
Three brothers, one heart
They can’t tear this bond apart
Even when you left in the dark
You still talk to me out the stars (Eddie)
Three brothers, one name
Three brothers, one name
[Verse 2]
Then the call came late, phone glow on my face
Whole world froze, it was stuck on your name
Eddie, they said you ain’t makin’ it home
Felt the room tilt, felt my chest turn stone
Paul hit his knees, couldn’t even find words
Tears on his shirt, all I heard was hurt
I was tryna dial back, tryna change that day
Tryna trade my breath, let me go your way
See your shoes by the door like you comin’ right back
Your cap on the hook, your coat on the rack
Now the chair at the table feel loud and empty
But your laugh in my head still tempt me (yeah)
We still three deep when I walk that road
You the voice in my ear when my heart feel cold
Tell Paul, “Stay up, we gon’ carry that flame”
Forever three brothers, you just beat us to the gate
[Chorus]
Three brothers, one name
We bled for the same last name
Stood tall in the same cold rain
Now I ride with a hole in my chain
Three brothers, one heart
They can’t tear this bond apart
Even when you left in the dark
You still talk to me out the stars (Eddie)
Three brothers, one name
Three brothers, one name
[Bridge]
Eddie, you the light when the block get dim (yeah)
Paul still crack jokes for the both of us and them
I’m Joe, still your baby, but I walk like you
Every step that I take, that’s all three moves
From the dirt, from the pain, we remain that crew
If it’s ever just me, then it’s still us two
Then it’s still us three
You alive every time that I breathe
[Chorus]
Three brothers, one name
We bled for the same last name
Stood tall in the same cold rain
Now I ride with a hole in my chain
Three brothers, one heart
They can’t tear this bond apart
Even when you left in the dark
You still talk to me out the stars (Eddie)
Three brothers, one name
Three brothers, one name

rap, Melancholic trap-rap with male vocals over eerie bells, distant choir pads, and deep 808 glide. Verses ride a mid-tempo bounce, close-mic and intimate; hook widens with stacked harmonies on the title line and a slightly brighter synth counter-melody. Minimal ad-libs, roomy reverb on the snare, last chorus drops drums for a half-bar then slams back in for emotional impact.