[Verse 1: Kaleb] Baggy clothes are just a shield to hide the frame A seventh-grade boy carrying a heavy name With a rattail style and a defense mechanism tight Ever since ech ca lo ma ch ca ma Che ma na chi He buries his vulnerability deep in the threads Living in the echo of the words she never said [Verse 2: Aydin] Ninth-gragki achi nevap sayed bie A "Scarface" persona keeping guard on the shift But there’s a quiet fracture underneath his pride From the girl at camp he lost on the other side An intimate grief that two best friends share Holding up each other when the room is bare [Verse 3: Modesto & Aiden] Modesto plays the chismoso, crosses the line Too consumed in his brother's business and time An intrusive shadow known as "Booger" to the crowd Fixated on secrets Kaleb won't speak aloud While eighth-grade Aiden retreats in the space A boring black sweater hiding all of his grace [Verse 4: The Twins & Gunner] Alexa and Alexander, two sides of a coin But camp is the fault line where they no longer join A bitter resentment from a summer split wide One got to live it, one was left on the side While little brother Gunner nurses the physical slight Still tasting the anger from Kaleb’s push in the night [Verse 5: Lazarus & Daniel] Lazarus flashes by like Sonic, a blur in the sun But fourth-grade devotion has already begun He’s paralyzed completely by Celia’s gaze While her cousin Daniel cuts me out of his days A sudden block, a pipsqueak retreat from the line An unprovoked silence closing the chapter on time [Verse 6: The Quiet Ones] Alen finds solace falling asleep on the transit ride While Pedro uses gummy candy to keep feelings inside Joeseph plays his games, a gentle helper in the cue While big brother Manny keeps a protective, distant view We honor his boundaries, respect the space that he takes Navigating the fragile peace that this circle makes [Verse 7: RJ & Ashton] Then there’s RJ, a Rico Suave gravity pull Intense when he wants, making the tension full A major complexity I have to handle on my own While Ashton remains the safest harbor I’ve known A Bieber and Jake Ryan cinematic design The one calm connection keeping me aligned
