Swallow my pride

(Intro: Acapella, soulful)

Yeah… Sometimes you gotta put the weight down

Ain’t no shame in asking for a hand now

Ain’t no man built to stand on his own forever

We all break under pressure, yeah…

(Chorus: Melodic, R&B vocals)

I can’t carry all this weight alone

Been too strong for way too long

If I break, who gon’ hold me up?

Gotta learn when to call for love

I been drowning, I been trying

But even lions need a pride sometimes

I can’t hold it all inside

So I’ma swallow my pride

(Verse 1: Rap - Reflective tone)

Been raised to be the rock, stand tall, no fear

Taught to wipe my own tears, don’t let ‘em see clear

They tell you, "Be a man, never lean, never bend,"

But the weight get heavy when you carry it within

Late nights, dark thoughts, stress on my chest

Tryna be the hero but I’m feeling like a mess

If I never speak up, how they ever gon’ know?

Pride be the chains that don’t ever let me grow

(Chorus: Melodic, R&B vocals)

I can’t carry all this weight alone

Been too strong for way too long

If I break, who gon’ hold me up?

Gotta learn when to call for love

I been drowning, I been trying

But even lions need a pride sometimes

I can’t hold it all inside

So I’ma swallow my pride

(Verse 2: Rap - Storytelling)

Had a brother fall deep, he ain’t never reached out

Tried to take it to the grave, now he six feet down

If he knew that real strength ain't sufferin’ in silence

Maybe he’d be here, maybe he’d be smilin’

See, I been through the fire, let it burn, let it teach

Now I know askin’ for help don’t make you weak

If I fall, I ain’t scared to reach for a hand

Cuz a king need a team, not a castle in the sand

(Interlude: Soft piano, spoken word)

Sometimes, man, we try to hold it all in...

Like we gotta prove something to the world,

But real strength ain't in the silence—

It's in knowing when to ask for love

(Verse 3: Rap - Uplifting, realization)

Yeah, I been there, but I ain’t stay there

Had to let go, had to lay bare

Told my brother, told my queen, told my day ones

I ain’t built to do this solo, I need someone

And they held me, told me, "You ain't less of a man

For admitting that the pressure got you stretched too thin"

So I stand here today, head high, no shame

Cuz I learned real power is in sharing the pain

(Chorus: Melodic, R&B vocals)

I can’t carry all this weight alone

Been too strong for way too long

If I break, who gon’ hold me up?

Gotta learn when to call for love

I been drowning, I been trying

But even lions need a pride sometimes

I can’t hold it all inside

So I’ma swallow my pride

(Bridge: Harmonic build-up, choir feel)

No man’s an island, no war’s fought alone

We all need shelter when the storm starts to grow

Ain’t no shame in sayin’ "I need you now"

Cuz strength is in the ones who stick around

(Outro: Fading, soft)

Yeah… Sometimes you gotta put the weight down

Ain’t no shame in asking for a hand now

Ain’t no man built to stand on his own forever

We all break under pressure, yeah…