Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] Got ink on my fingers Got blood on my past If you’re reading this letter Then I’m gone at last [Verse 1] Dear God, it’s me, the lost cause Wrote laws in the street, broke laws Whole life chasing that quick applause Dark palms, dirty money in my sock drawer I lied, I stole, I swung first, asked later Treated every good heart like a favor Mom prayed over plates by the radiator I skipped grace, hit the block, came back greater Greater at hurting, greater at hiding Greater at turning my guilt into silence Every prayer that I heard, I’d fight it Said your name as a joke in the violence But tonight this pen feel heavy Page look bright, my hands unsteady If the sirens come quick and the lights go empty Read this slow, ‘cause my sins come plenty [Chorus] So I’m writing you a note, God, before I go All the things I never said that you probably know If I drown in the dark that I called my home Hold this page to your heart, don’t let me die alone Yeah, I’m writing you a note, God, every crooked line All the hurt that I sold, all the stolen time If my breath run out ‘fore I touch that sky At least you heard me once before I die [Verse 2] Dear God, I remember that Sunday school Little me, one cookie, broke every rule Pocketed four, told ‘em “I ain’t a fool” Guess that’s when I chose which road I’d use Fast forward, I’m grown with a cold grin Toast up bad deals, call it “win-win” Every promise I made, I’d fold it thin Used love like a ladder then kicked it in I hurt women that trusted my smile Left kids with my eyes and my crooked style If they talk to you later when they’re hurting inside Tell ‘em daddy was a ghost that forgot to try I ain’t asking you to paint me a saint I ain’t asking you to say I ain’t what I ain’t Just… measure me by more than my worst frame If there’s a file on my soul, add this page to my name [Chorus] ‘Cause I’m writing you a note, God, before I go All the things I never said that you probably know If I drown in the dark that I called my home Hold this page to your heart, don’t let me die alone Yeah, I’m writing you a note, God, every crooked line All the hurt that I sold, all the stolen time If my breath run out ‘fore I touch that sky At least you heard me once before I die [Bridge] If there’s mercy for the ones that burn it all (burn it all) If there’s light for the ones that learn too late (too late) You can send me where the broken battles fall But watch my people while I fade Take my spots, trade ‘em for their peace Use my name cheap, but let their pain ease I sowed storms, let ‘em feel your breeze If you hate my ways, still love my seeds (yeah) [Chorus] So I’m writing you a note, God, before I go All the things I never said that you probably know If I drown in the dark that I called my home Hold this page to your heart, don’t let me die alone Yeah, I’m writing you a note, God, every crooked line All the hurt that I sold, all the stolen time If my breath run out ‘fore I touch that sky At least you heard me once At least you heard me once At least you heard me once before I die
Tags
rap, Moody, cinematic hip-hop with male vocals; slow, knocking drums and deep, pulsing bass under eerie vocal chops and sparse piano stabs. Verses stay conversational and close-mic’d, with distant choirs swelling in the hook. Final chorus adds subtle string pads and layered ad-libs for a tragic, uplifted climax, leaving a long reverb tail on the last line., beats
Duration
3:56
Instrumental
No
Created
3/9/2026