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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Held me down on that late call
State greens, four walls, still you made it feel small
Pictures in the mail, little hearts on the page
You was right there steady while I rotted in a cage
You was saving up checks for the phone time
Talked me off the edge when they shook me on the chow line
You said, “When you home, we gon’ finally be”
Now I’m home, you say you don’t see you and me
[Chorus]
You say you care, but you don’t want love
You wanna be friends, I’m sayin’ “hold up” (hold up)
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
How you let it go, after all that hope
Gang told me then how it all unfold
Said the story change when the gate swing open (yeah)
You say you care, but you don’t want us
You wanna be friends, I’m sayin’ “that hurt us”
[Verse 2]
Homies in the block said, “Wait, you gon’ see
Once you touch road she ain’t really want the real you free”
I was writin’ out plans, whole life in a letter
You was writin’ back, sayin’ “we’ll be better together”
Now you sliding on your words like they nothin’ but chalk
Say you feel too much pressure when we try to talk
Say you scared of my past, of the things I did
But you loved that same man when the time was big
Got me sittin’ in the whip by your crib outside
Heart beatin’ like I’m ‘bout to do another crime
You open up the door, say you still got love
But “friends” feel cheap when I gave that trust
[Chorus]
You say you care, but you don’t want love
You wanna be friends, I’m sayin’ “hold up” (hold up)
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
How you let it go, after all that hope
Gang told me then how it all unfold
Said the story change when the gate swing open (yeah)
You say you care, but you don’t want us
You wanna be friends, I’m sayin’ “that hurt us”
[Bridge]
Maybe I was in love with the way you stayed
Maybe you was in love with the bars in the way
Out here, it’s real, I can reach your skin
Harder to believe when I ain’t locked in
I ain’t tryna beg, but I can’t pretend
How we go from “forever” to “just be friends”? (just be friends)
You gave me hope when the world said “no”
Now I’m free, you the one lettin’ go
[Chorus]
You say you care, but you don’t want love
You wanna be friends, I’m sayin’ “hold up” (hold up)
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
How you let it go, after all that hope
Gang told me then how it all unfold
Said the story change when the gate swing open
You say you care, but you don’t want us
If this is “friends,” then why it cut so rough?
Details
GeneratedFeb 15, 2026
Duration3:03
LanguageEnglish
Style
rap, Moody trap-rap beat around 84 BPM, sparse bell loop and warm sub bass. Male vocals with a weary, confessional tone; verses close-mic and almost whispered, hook opens with layered harmonies and a simple chant backing. Occasional filtered ad-libs and tape-stop drops to underline key lines; final chorus adds subtle piano stabs for emotional lift., romantic
Credits
Prompt byOmen
ModelAria v5
Prompt
Romantic held it down while I was in the prison. Gave me hope and now you’re saying it’ll never be but you care for me wanna be friends I said I dunno why the gang told me how it gonna go., rap
