Down Bad By Myself

[Intro]
I be
Down bad
Yeah
(Yeah, yeah)
[Chorus]
Down bad by myself, they don’t get that
Smile to my face, but they step back
Text on my phone, I don’t text back
Nobody understands where my head at
Down bad by myself, can’t explain it
Prayers on the dash, tryna aim it
Laugh when I’m up, when I crash, they vanish
Nobody understands how this pain hit
[Verse 1]
Scroll through the names, I can’t call one
Heart feel heavy as a loaded gun
Mama say, “boy, you should talk to someone”
Tell her that I tried, they just say “stay strong”
That ain’t help when the rent due, lights off
Staring at the ceiling till the night gone
Tears in my throat, but I bite down
Southern in my soul, but I might drown
Hood full of “you good?” then they move quick
Say they really care, but it’s lip switch
Same old script, I done seen that
They love the highlight, not the relapse
[Chorus]
Down bad by myself, they don’t get that
Smile to my face, but they step back
Text on my phone, I don’t text back
Nobody understands where my head at
Down bad by myself, can’t explain it
Prayers on the dash, tryna aim it
Laugh when I’m up, when I crash, they vanish
Nobody understands how this pain hit
[Verse 2]
I been riding on E, tank long gone
Voices in my head say, “you dead wrong”
Bottle on the floor with the cap off
Bible by the bed that I passed on
Who gon’ hear me when I ain’t loud?
When I ain’t stuntin’ for the fake crowd?
Half-raspy from the late-night cries
Throat still burning but I still say “fine”
Cousin hit my line, need a quick loan
He don’t even ask if my mind blown
Say he love me, but he love what I bring
When I got nothin’, he don’t let it ring (nah)
I been tryna talk, but the words stuck
They just say “man up,” I say, “good luck”
If you wore my hurt for a few days
You would fold quick, you would lose faith
[Chorus]
Down bad by myself, they don’t get that
Smile to my face, but they step back
Text on my phone, I don’t text back
Nobody understands where my head at
Down bad by myself, can’t explain it
Prayers on the dash, tryna aim it
Laugh when I’m up, when I crash, they vanish
Nobody understands how this pain hit
[Bridge]
Who gon’ ride when the tank on red? (who?)
Who gon’ stay when the tears get shed? (stay)
Who gon’ hear what I don’t wanna say?
Who gon’ listen when I push ’em away? (yeah)
[Chorus]
Down bad by myself, they don’t get that
Smile to my face, but they step back
Text on my phone, I don’t text back
Nobody understands where my head at
Down bad by myself, can’t explain it
Prayers on the dash, tryna aim it
Laugh when I’m up, when I crash, they vanish
Nobody understands how this pain hit

rap, Moody Southern trap beat with detuned bells, sub-heavy low end, and skittering hi-hats. Male vocals, half-raspy and confessional, verses riding the pocket in a laid-back drawl. Choruses open up with stacked harmonies, filtered ad-libs panned wide, and a subtle church-organ pad swelling under the hook for emotional weight., hip hop