Remember My Name

[Intro]
Cold couch
Thin sheet
Same prayer
New street
[Verse 1]
Trash bag suitcase, bounced house to house
Social worker say "soon", I stopped keepin count
Learned every ceiling crack, every creakin floor
Every family photo I ain't in anymore
Hand-me-down hoodie, name stitched wrong
Still I wore it like armor, tried to act strong
Grown folk voices bleedin through the wall
My name never said when they did them calls
[Chorus]
Remember my name
When they turn off the light, when they walk away
Remember my name
I was there in the dark, I still found a way
Remember my name
When they pass me around like it's all a game
Remember my name
Remember my name
[Verse 2]
Saw too much too young, eyes stay wide
Police at the door, I learned how to hide
Dinner from a can, spoon bent, no shine
But I swore I'd be more than the pain in my mind
Case file thicker than the mattress I slept on
Birthdays quiet, candles never kept on
Every goodbye felt like a little grave
So I carved who I am in the back of my brain
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
I'm not just a number on a folded page
Not just a rumor from a foster place
Not just the scars that you can't see
I'm the man that the boy promised he'd be
Say it out loud
Say it with faith
Say it like someday
You gon see my face
[Chorus]

rap, Moody hip-hop ballad with male vocals, sparse piano over warm sub-bass and tight drums. Verses stay intimate and confessional with close-mic rap, subtle vinyl crackle, and distant vocal chops. Chorus widens with melodic chanting hook, layered doubles, and soft choir pads creeping in. Snare stays relaxed, kick deep but unhurried, letting the vocal pain and resilience sit front and center., hip hop, slow