Ghosts In My Rearview by BugzieThePlug - Zona

Ghosts In My Rearview

Track · Jan 7, 2026 · English

Ghosts In My Rearview

BugzieThePlug

Duration

3:05

Language

English

Lyrics

[Intro]

Used to count caskets

Now I count blessings

Same hands

Same streets, different lessons

[Verse 1]

Got that call, phone dropped on the tile

Sister gone, whole world went quiet

Mama in the kitchen, staring at the sink

Tear in her eye, but it never even blinked

Brother hit the block, never made it back home

Name on a shirt, face on a stone

Father in a bed with a tube in his arm

Whispered "be the man," then he slipped into the dark

I was thirteen, stuck between rage and a prayer

Holes in my shoes, but I learned not to tear

Every funeral line

Became fuel in my spine

[Chorus]

I got ghosts in my rearview, pain in my drive

Every name that I lost put flame in my stride

Yeah the drama try to drown me, pull me under that tide

But I hustle like I owe ’em, every day I survive

I got ghosts in my rearview, watching me rise

Turned the hurt into hunger, you can see in my eyes

If I break then they vanish, so I sharpen my mind

I got ghosts in my rearview

Pushing me from behind

[Verse 2]

Late rent, landlord knocking on the door

Counting every coin on the cold kitchen floor

Rice in the pot, stretch it three damn nights

Still hit school clean, still gotta get right

Clocked in nights, stock shelves till dawn

Hands smell like dust, but the dream stayed strong

Tired of the pity, tired of the talks

So I turned every setback to steps I could walk

Used to curse at the sky, asking "why me?"

Now it's "try me," backbone like concrete

For my sister, every test that I ace

For my brother, every risk that I take

For my father, every fear that I face

I ain't running from the pressure

I'm embracing the weight

[Chorus]

[Bridge]

[low vocal register]

They ain't here but they hear me

Every time that I breathe through the fear, they near me

Every overtime hour that I grind, they cheer me

Every doubt in my mind, I bury it yearly

[spoken]

You can break my heart

You won't break my purpose

All this drama in my life

Only made me more focused

[Chorus]

Style

rapgritty east coast trap-leaning beatslow tempo with dark piano loop and distant vocal chops. verses sit tight in the pocket with dry male vocalsclose-mic’d; hook opens with stacked harmonies and a wideranthemic feel. sub-heavy bass and crisp hats drive the hustle energy; bridge strips to piano and bass then slams back in on the final chorus for a survivor’s catharsis.drama

Prompt

A rap song based on family struggles, losing a sister and brother and father and learning how to continue to strive for greatness even with all of this drama in your life & hustling to make ends meet

Credits

Prompt by

BugzieThePlug

GeneratedJan 7, 2026

ModelAria v5