[Hook] Tried to build a love from eviction notices, Heart got holes, but I still write symphonies in 'em. Mama in a cell, God told me keep goin', Pain in my chest like my ribs start glowin’. Baby, don’t hug me like I’m fixed yet, Kisses on a warzone, not a princess. I be outside with a twitch in my jaw, Still hum love songs, crook in the law. [Verse 1] I ain’t never had a curfew, Just streetlights flickin’ like a church pew. Crackers in my sock, dreams in my locker, Uncles used to rob, now they ghost in my chakra. Tried to play sports, coach said I’m too mean, Knuckles stay bruised, spirit stay lean. You want romance? I got cracked screen dates, Textin' from a flip while I'm dodgin' my fate. [Pre-Hook] Can you hold my tremble when the world get quiet? I sleep with one shoe on, riot in my diet. Love me, but know—my love got thorns, Kiss me too deep, you might taste where I’m torn. [Hook] Tried to build a love from eviction notices, Heart got holes, but I still write symphonies in 'em. Mama in a cell, God told me keep goin', Pain in my chest like my ribs start glowin’. Baby, don’t hug me like I’m fixed yet, Kisses on a warzone, not a princess. I be outside with a twitch in my jaw, Still hum love songs, crook in the law. [Bridge – Half-Sung] I don’t do dinners, I do alleyway talks, I don’t do flowers, I give broken clocks. If you wait on me, bring a bench and a prayer, I’m comin’ through storms, baby—meet me there. [Verse 2] Don’t say “I got you” if you ain’t got weight, I trust slow, like a court with a case. My love come jagged, my past still breathin’, My hugs feel safe but my mind still teething. She said, “You always leave when the love get warm,” I said, “I ain’t never seen warm without a swarm.” Can’t blame the boy that the city raised loud, He just want peace, but don’t know how. [Hook – Refrain] Tried to build a love from eviction notices, Heart got holes, but I still write symphonies in 'em. Mama in a cell, God told me keep goin', Pain in my chest like my ribs start glowin’. Baby, don’t hug me like I’m fixed yet, Kisses on a warzone, not a princess.
