[Intro – whisper tone, piano in background] They ain’t show up, but I did They ain’t care, but I still lived Ain’t nobody ride, but I still slid I’m still here — and that’s all it is --- [Verse 1] I done gave my last when they left me drained Showed up for folks who forgot my name Held my tongue when I felt that rage Now I write those scars all across this page I done walked through the fire with a smile I faked Broke bread with ones who was known to flake Prayed for peace in a world so fake And kept movin’ even when my soul did ache They was ghostin’, I was grounded They was laughin’, I was drownin’ I was tryna build — they was doubtin’ Now I’m standin’ on what they counted out in --- [Hook – sung with melodic autotune, harmonized layers] They ain’t stay, but I still got me Heart got cracks, but I still found peace No calls, no texts, no reach But I still climb even when it’s steep Still got me when the room went cold Still got me when the pain took hold Still got me when they let me go So don’t ask who I trust — I know --- [Verse 2] I was down bad with a mind full of war Still showed love when they showed me the door They ain't check in, they just checked my score But I still held it down like I did before Never needed a crowd just to feel like more I was real when they changed like the weather report Told myself, “We ain’t goin’ broke in spirit” Put my pain in the pad, now they gotta hear it I made it out with my soul intact No fake ties, no lookin’ back I lost folks, but I gained my spine Now I bet on me every single time --- [Hook – repeat, with stronger conviction and reverb fx] They ain’t stay, but I still got me Heart got cracks, but I still found peace No calls, no texts, no reach But I still climb even when it’s steep Still got me when the room went cold Still got me when the pain took hold Still got me when they let me go So don’t ask who I trust — I know --- [Bridge – slow melodic breakdown] I looked in the mirror and that’s who stayed Been through storms but I never strayed I’m the one that picked me up So no, I ain’t givin’ that credit away --- [Outro – vocals fading into piano keys] Still got me… Still got me… Ain’t no love like self when they all leave

"Still Got Me"