[Verse 1] I got a list on the fridge next to the unpaid rent Baby, I been broke so long I can smell the cement Mama said, "Keep your head" I kept mine on the curb Learned quick who stay for the feast and who vanish for a word I wanted gold, I wanted smoke I wanted out this room But hunger talks in a low red tone and it don't leave soon Now I walk like I owe the dark every step got teeth I don't pray for a softer hand I pray for something to eat [Pre-Chorus] Tell me what matters now Tell me what bleeds I been chasing shiny noise while the real ones need One more night, one more wrong I can feel the crack If I don't choose what stays alive it all comes back [Chorus] Priorities say it to me Priorities what do you need? My heart is loud my pockets lean Priorities keep me clean Priorities say it to me Priorities what do you need? [Verse 2] Now my boy in the hallway with a busted lip and pride Said the crew left him on read when the cops rolled by My girl got two jobs and still comes home tired She don't ask for much from me just a place that feels admired I been acting hard, talking slick like pain don't leave a mark But every bad choice got a name and it knows me in the dark So I sold that fake respect for a real one in my chest Took the noise off the table put the people first, I guess [Pre-Chorus] Tell me what matters now Tell me what stays I been feeding old regrets and they don't heal aches One more night, one more lie I can feel it snap If I don't choose what lives tonight it all comes back [Chorus] Priorities say it to me Priorities what do you need? My heart is loud my pockets lean Priorities keep me clean Priorities say it to me Priorities what do you need? [Bridge] If the room goes cold I'll still stay If the money folds I'll still stay I was built on panic and borrowed smoke Now I want a life that don't choke [Final Chorus] Priorities say it to me Priorities what do you need? My heart is loud my pockets lean Priorities keep me clean Priorities say it to me Priorities what do you need? Priorities I chose you first Priorities break the curse
