

Prompt / Lyrics
Track 10: When She Packed the Bags [Verse 1] I heard the zipper before I heard her speak, That slow drag across the teeth like it was grinding on my grief. She didn’t slam a door, didn’t scream, didn’t curse, Just moved like someone who’d already rehearsed. Clothes folded like she cared, face cold like she didn’t, Every step said “I’m done,” even though her mouth didn’t. I stood there frozen, knuckles white on the frame, Trying to swallow the truth that I’m the one to blame. She brushed past me soft, like a ghost through a wall, And I swear the whole house shrank two sizes small. The kids were asleep, thank God they didn’t see The night their mother packed up and walked out on me. [Hook] When she packed the bags, it wasn’t luggage she carried, It was every broken promise that I buried. Every “I’ll do better,” every “give me one more chance,” Every lie I told myself just to keep the romance. When she packed the bags, she packed the truth too, And left me standing in a room I never grew into. She didn’t take the ring, didn’t take the blame, Just took the version of me I never became. [Verse 2] I tried to speak, but the words hit the floor, Like they knew they weren’t enough to keep her anymore. She said, “I loved
Tags
Dark gritty emotional hip hop
1:55
No
2/7/2026