Smoke in the Frame

🌫️ Verse 1 (Sung – soulful, ambient R&B)

I used to sleep with my shoes by the door

Mama said run if the yelling turns to war

I learned peace ain’t the same when it’s forced

So I talk soft, but I carry my storms

Tried to piece it all together with some tape and prayers

But some bloodlines cursed, and some love ain’t fair

He said “man up” — I was seven and scared

I just wanted arms, not a cross to bear

🎤 Chorus (Rapped – loose, personal, meant to feel “open”)

I ain’t tryna play the victim, I just lived what I was dealt

They gon’ talk like they know me, but I ain’t even know myself

I was talkin’ to the mirror like, “you good?”, but I couldn’t tell

Heart heavy in my chest like I’m draggin’ through hell

Some nights I feel nothin’, some nights too much

Tryna write it out clean but it always get stuck

Like—

_____

I ain’t healed yet, but I ain’t done

World keep spinnin’ and I ain’t run

If you relate, then come say somethin’…

(beat rides out, space for another voice, feature, or silence)

🥀 Verse 2 (Sung – soft falsetto to belt, layered harmonies maybe)

I still flinch when I hear raised tones

Love feel safe ‘til it don’t

I still question my worth when I’m alone

And hate how that voice sound like my own

I don’t need closure, I just need breath

Space to be flawed, space to confess

Room to outgrow my regret

Room for the part of me I ain’t met yet

🎤 Chorus 2 (Rapped – same structure, maybe more resolved or guest-verse-ready)

I don’t got all the answers, just a head full of noise

Soul full of echoes, house full of voids

I been tryna fill ‘em with music and poise

But I still break down when I hear my own voice

Some nights I feel nothin’, some nights too much

Tryna write it out clean but it always get stuck

Like—

_____

I ain’t healed yet, but I ain’t done

World keep spinnin’ and I ain’t run

If you relate, then come say somethin’…