Cradle Talk

Verse 1
Hush, little guy… don’t cry.
You’re too new to understand the monsters waiting for you,
the ones that don’t hide under beds
but sit behind smiles and inside your own chest.
You’re breathing soft, like the world is harmless,
and I’m standing here knowing it’s anything but.
I wish I could lie to you —
tell you the darkness won’t find you —
but it already knows your name.
Pre‑Chorus
I want to hold this moment hostage,
keep you untouched, unbroken, unscarred.
But time is a thief with cold hands,
and it will take everything from you
before you even know what you had.
Chorus
The world is terrifying, and you’ll learn that too soon.
I can’t shelter you, but I can warn you —
the shadows come early, and they don’t leave quietly.
Growing up will be hard, little one,
so lift your head even when it feels like lifting a stone.
You’ll survive — not cleanly, not gently —
but you’ll survive.
Verse 2
You’ll trust people who carve their names into your wounds,
and you’ll call it love.
You’ll chase dreams that crumble in your hands,
and you’ll wonder if you were meant to break.
Some nights you’ll stare at the ceiling
and feel the weight of every version of yourself
that didn’t make it this far.
But you’ll keep breathing,
even when breathing feels like punishment.
Bridge
If I could take your place, I would —
I’d swallow every heartbreak meant for you,
carry every night you cry alone,
trade my future for your peace.
But this life is yours to endure,
and I’m only the echo of the man you’ll become,
trying to guide you through a darkness
I never learned to navigate.
Final Chorus
The world is terrifying, and it won’t apologize.
I can’t shelter you, but I can warn you —
and I can promise you’ll rise from ruins
you never deserved to stand in.
Growing up will be hard, little one,
but you’ll claw your way through the shadows,
and one day you’ll understand
why I whispered all this pain into your cradle.

Deep, emotional, confessions, therapy session. Soft spoken, rap, conversational. Caring, giving advice. NF style