TITLE: STILL HERE THOUGH [Intro — Spoken] I know I had a part. I said that from the beginning. I just never said my part was the whole thing. [Hook] I know I had a part I said it from the start But my piece became the whole thing Like nobody else had cards I’m not asking to be cleared I know why you feel that way But after I admit what I did What else is left to say? You didn’t ask to be here I know—I carry that But you’re still here though What you gon’ do with that? [Verse 1] My fault became the period No sentence after that Once I said, “I could’ve done better” They closed the whole case fast Nobody asked what came before it Nobody cared what followed next Accountability got strange When mine erased the rest I ain’t looking for forgiveness I ain’t running from the blame I just noticed when I own my part Everybody else gets saved Maybe that’s the price Of being first to understand You become the explanation For decisions in other hands My children say they never asked For any of this life And honestly, they didn’t So I swallow my reply But something in me whispers Not angry—just exact: “You’re here now, I’m here too What we gon’ do with that?” [Hook] I know I had a part I said it from the start But my piece became the whole thing Like nobody else had cards I’m not asking to be cleared I know why you feel that way But after I admit what I did What else is left to say? You didn’t ask to be here I know—I carry that But you’re still here though What you gon’ do with that? [Beat Cuts — Phone Rings] [Phone Call] [man:] Hello? [Woman:] Hey. [man] You still coming through? [Woman:] As soon as my Cash App get paid. [man] …Your Cash App get paid? [Woman:] Yeah. [man:] Aight. [Woman:] You good? [man:] Yeah. [Two seconds of silence] [man] I’m still here though. [Call Ends — Beat Slowly Returns] [Verse 2] That wasn’t part of the subject But somehow it said it all Everybody got a reason Why they never made the call Why they couldn’t show up for you Why the timing wasn’t right And I’ll probably blame myself again Before I go to sleep tonight That’s not me being noble That’s just how my mind survives I name everybody privately Then face the world with mine I know exactly what they did I know exactly what it cost But knowing who contributed Don’t help me find what I lost And maybe they blame me in public Because my name explains it clean It’s easier to point at one man Than account for everything So I take what really belongs to me I won’t carry nothing more But people hear you claim your percentage Then charge you for the whole [Bridge — Half Sung] I had a part I never said I was the whole thing I left some scars I never said I caused all the hurting Two things can live Inside the same truth I can answer for me Without answering for you You didn’t ask to be here Neither did I—that’s a fact But we’re both still standing in it What we gon’ do with that? [Final Hook] I know I had a part I said it from the start But my piece became the whole thing Like nobody else had cards I’m not asking to be cleared I know why you feel that way But after I admit what I did What else is left to say? You didn’t ask to be here I know—I carry that But you’re still here though What you gon’ do with that? [Outro — Spoken] I had a part. I never said I was the whole thing. But once you admit your percentage, people start charging you for the entire bill. Still here though. 0101.
