Remember My Name

[Verse 1]
Woke up staring at the ceiling
Same crack I traced at seventeen
I been fighting every feeling
That I’m smaller than the space between
Mama said I had that fire
Teacher laughed, “you’ll just fade out”
I been carrying that choir
Of quiet doubts, I pray loud
[Chorus]
Remember my name, remember my name
I didn’t waste my life to be forgotten
Put me in frames, write me in flames
Carve every scar in the sky like it’s written
Remember my name, remember my name
Say it again like your heartbeat’s talking
I didn’t waste my life to be forgotten
I didn’t waste my life to be forgotten
[Verse 2]
Whole hood on my shoulders
Every loss in my bones like weight
I’ve been running past the borders
Of the person that I used to hate
If I fall, let it echo
Tell my people I went out brave
I ain’t thirsty for the medals
I just want more than a number on a grave
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Say it low when you’re breaking [whispered vocals]
Say it loud when you win that game
In the dark when your hands start shaking
Let my story light that flame
I’m still here in your veins
In your laughs, in your pain
If you ever feel lost in the rain
Close your eyes, breathe deep, say my name
[Chorus]

rap, Moody hip-hop ballad with male vocals, swung drums and warm bass under a slowed-down soul sample. Verses stay intimate with close-mic rap, subtle piano chords and distant vocal chops; chorus widens with stacked harmonies, reverb-heavy ad-libs, and a heavier kick. Dynamic lifts into each hook, then drops back to a hush for the storytelling., slow, hip hop