[HOOK – Melodic, Pain-Driven] 🎶 I done bled too long to let 'em take my soul now (soul now) I was prayin’ in the dark, ain't no lights in that old house (old house) Tears fell silent, heart went violent, had to hold out (hold out) Still got pain inside my voice when I sing these notes out (notes out) Yeah I made it through, but I ain’t make it clean Had to sacrifice my peace just to chase a dream Yeah I made it through, but I still hear the screams Of them nights I couldn’t eat, I was grindin’ off a scheme --- [VERSE 1 – Melodic Rap, Mo3 Cadence] I remember when them streetlights was my only guidance Prayed my brother beat that case, he was facin’ violence Mama cryin’ in the kitchen, workin’ two to feed us I was out there with them jackboys, tryna dodge subpoenas Told my dawgs, don’t fold, don’t switch Even when the funds got low, still pitched I ain’t never ran from smoke, but I ran from trust Seen a homie switch sides just to feel like “us” Now I’m solo with a semi, singin’ truth through pain I don’t pop no pills, I just pray through rain Got a Bible on the dash and a 9 in the seat ’Cause where I’m from, angels get gunned down in the street --- [HOOK – Repeat with Harmonic Layer] 🎶 I done bled too long to let 'em take my soul now (soul now) I was prayin’ in the dark, ain't no lights in that old house (old house) Tears fell silent, heart went violent, had to hold out (hold out) Still got pain inside my voice when I sing these notes out (notes out) Yeah I made it through, but I ain’t make it clean Had to sacrifice my peace just to chase a dream Yeah I made it through, but I still hear the screams Of them nights I couldn’t eat, I was grindin’ off a scheme --- [VERSE 2 – Deeper Grit, Switch Flow Midway] I lost love in them shootouts Only bond I trust is this Glock when it move out Try to tell 'em I was loyal, they ain’t hear me though Feds hit the trap, turned a home to a burial My cousin in the cell, he ain't see the fame Said he rather have his daughter than a platinum chain Can’t lie, that hit me deep, had me questionin’ the route How we rich now, but still tryna make it out? Ain’t no love for the kid where I came from Had to earn every “real” they ever claimed, son My pain got a melody, my past got scars But I still keep singin’, even broke behind bars --- [BRIDGE – Falsetto + Reverb Vocals] 🎶 Still feel alone in the crowd (mmm-mm) They love me better when I’m down (uh-huh) I don’t smile for the ‘Gram, I cry in sound Told God, "if I fall again, don’t let me drown"

Made it through