[HOOK – melodic, soulful] I don’t vent to people, they don’t listen how I need 'em to Rather talk to pain, 'cause it’s honest when I bleed it through I was eatin' cold food, dreamin’ in the dark Still prayin’ hard with this flame in my heart Yeah, they don’t understand me, but I stand tall Even when I fall, I never lost it all I still walk with pain—never walkin’ alone Still got demons in my ear when I’m on my own --- [VERSE 1 – emotional rap verse] Mama workin’ doubles, I was thuggin’ in my school clothes Heart froze quicker than the block when the tool froze I ain’t ask for this—adapted, no apologies Tears in my silence, my brother’s face still hauntin’ me They said I changed—nah, I just learned to see too much Try bein' loyal when they treat you like you dream too much Try prayin’ hard when your ribs start knockin’ Try to stay pure when the world stay toxic --- [HOOK – repeat, add harmony layer] I don’t vent to people, they don’t listen how I need 'em to Rather talk to pain, 'cause it’s honest when I bleed it through I was eatin' cold food, dreamin’ in the dark Still prayin’ hard with this flame in my heart Yeah, they don’t understand me, but I stand tall Even when I fall, I never lost it all I still walk with pain—never walkin’ alone Still got demons in my ear when I’m on my own --- [VERSE 2 – deeper pain, more melodic] PTSD in my posture, I was sleepin’ with the reaper near the chopper Pain got rhythm—I turned it into verses My soul been broke, but I still write it in cursive They love the humble me, but I’m a product of the savage Grew up where a hug come with questions, nothin’ lavish I don’t fake vibe, I don’t dap no ops Rather meditate with pain than take a pill and rot Every L came laced with a lesson Every dub took blood—I’m talkin’ blessings through the tension I still eat with my hands, they never fed me That hunger in my eyes? It’s the reason they respect me --- [BRIDGE – soft-spoken, layered with reverb] Still got dreams, but I wake up in the trenches Still fight war in a world full of fences Still got hope, but it’s tied up in my struggle Still hear “shoot first” like a voice in the jungle --- [HOOK – final chorus with ad-libs and fade] I don’t vent to people, they don’t listen how I need 'em to (nah they don’t) Rather talk to pain, 'cause it’s honest when I bleed it through (yeah) I was eatin' cold food, dreamin’ in the dark (still starvin’) Still prayin’ hard with this flame in my heart (still marchin’) Yeah, they don’t understand me, but I stand tall (ten toes down) Even when I fall, I never lost it all (never fold) I still walk with pain—never walkin’ alone (never alone) Still got demons in my ear when I’m on my own (on my own)

Still I Stand