[Verse 1] Red on my shirt, I wore it proud Hard times talk, I hear them loud Grew up where the plates came bare Too many nights with a thin cold chair Mama said, "Boy, keep your head up straight" But the streets got teeth and they don't wait Every smile came with a hidden scar Every close door left a mark in my heart [Pre-Chorus] I don't sleep easy I don't feel safe Too many names Went out in the rain [Chorus] Bloody life, bloody life I still stand, I still fight Bloody life, bloody life Can't wash out what I survived Bloody life, bloody life Hold me close, then cut me twice Bloody life, bloody life I keep walking through the night [Verse 2] Seen my friend fold in a parking lot Seen a promise break in a single shot Seen cold eyes when the rent came due Seen grown folks lie like they had to But I got fire in my lungs somehow Got a little hope in my pocket now Even with the weight and the broken chains I learn to breathe through the pouring pain [Pre-Chorus] I don't sleep easy I don't feel safe Too many names Went out in the rain [Chorus] Bloody life, bloody life I still stand, I still fight Bloody life, bloody life Can't wash out what I survived Bloody life, bloody life Hold me close, then cut me twice Bloody life, bloody life I keep walking through the night [Bridge] If I fall, don't call me lost I'm the ash after all that cost Scars like maps on my skin Still here, still here, still in it [Chorus] Bloody life, bloody life I still stand, I still fight Bloody life, bloody life Can't wash out what I survived Bloody life, bloody life Hold me close, then cut me twice Bloody life, bloody life I keep walking through the night
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