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’…

Moody alt-R&B w/ soulful chords, ambient textures, spacey drums & raw emotion.