🎵 Hook (Hard-hitting, repeatable) This the reason I clutch (clutch!) / Heart iced out, I don’t trust much (nah) / Fake love hurt more than the slug does (facts) / And every hug feel like a setup, uh (on guard!) I got pain where my peace should be (uh-huh) / Too many losses made a beast of me (beast!) / Keep it tucked, keep it close, never freeze (brrr) / This the reason I clutch — I ain’t tryna bleed (nah!). --- [Verse 1 – Aggressive, detailed street imagery] Look— I done lost more brothers than I seen birthdays So I move like death got my first name That Glock like my ID — can’t leave home Paranoia turn texts into war zones Smile in my face, but I peep the switch Actin’ like blood — whole time, just a glitch Pain in my gut, I don’t sleep too deep Even dreams got opps tryna murk my peace Grew up on noodles and gunpowder air Mama prayin’ while I load with despair I ain’t hard, I’m just used to betrayal Every hug got a blade tucked under the veil --- 🔊 Ad-Libs – Verse 1: “Watch ‘em!” / “That’s real.” / “Boom!” / “You feel me?” --- 🎵 Hook (Repeat w/ more aggression) This the reason I clutch (clutch!) / Heart iced out, I don’t trust much (nah) / Fake love hurt more than the slug does (facts) / And every hug feel like a setup, uh (on guard!) I got pain where my peace should be (uh-huh) / Too many losses made a beast of me (beast!) / Keep it tucked, keep it close, never freeze (brrr) / This the reason I clutch — I ain’t tryna bleed (nah!). --- [Verse 2 – Similes, Ebonics, self-reflection masked as bars] Movin’ like a ghost with a license to drill Love’ll get you killed — that’s why I sit still Pistol on lap like a newborn trust Whole world phony, so I clutch or I bust This ain’t rap — this a letter to the lost Tryna buy peace, but I paid in cost Pain got a price, and I swipe full limit Devil in my rearview, I still ain't finished I don’t talk too much — I just read the vibe Cross me once, that’s where the love die Loyalty a mirror — once cracked, it cut So don’t ask why I’m distant... that’s the reason I clutch. --- 🔊 Ad-Libs – Verse 2: “Boom boom.” / “Yeah!” / “Cold.” / “Whole lotta pain.” --- 🎧 Outro – Minimal drums, echo fx (Spoken) “Don’t ask why I carry it — ask why I had to. Ain’t no safety in a world that envy your breakthrough.” click metal clack heartbeat fades

The Reason I Clutch