(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…