face to Face (Reply to CDE)

[Intro] Yeah… you said your piece, bro. Now let me say mine. --- [Verse 1] Shoot man, here we go again, yeah— Guess it’s time I explain myself, explain my situation. This one’s for my brother (yeah), C to the D to the E, I ain’t moved on, no hesitation. I love your songs, I check this app every day, Use every word you drop just to know what to pray. I wrote “I love y’all” just to get a confession out, For Smucker and Lydia—been rooting, no doubt. I’m that quiet little prayer in the corner still fighting, Even if y’all don’t accept me, even if y’all feel like hiding. I didn’t push myself out, man, I got pushed to the side, But I’m still tryna keep peace, still tryna make it right. --- [Pre-Chorus] But why don’t y’all come talk to me— Face to face, man, honestly. If I’m wrong then show me grace, If I’m right just say it straight. --- [Chorus] “Why she here?”—that’s what Zach said, But bro, she ain’t no actress, no fake fact, no misstep. We ain’t dating yet, she’s just a special friend— Next year maybe, but right now it ain’t like that yet. So what’s there to talk about when no one ever asks? How am I meant to know your thoughts behind the mask? Don’t put concerns on me When y’all don’t talk to me. --- [Verse 2] You said you didn’t feel worthwhile, Thought maybe I was cold, maybe tryna push you out— But bro, that ain’t my style. Never cried on your shoulder over any girl who broke me, So why judge the one I like like you got authority? You said if she’s with me then she’s with my friends and fam— That’s true, but how am I supposed to know that’s where you stand If you never tell me? If everything’s a maybe? If I’m learning your heart from a verse instead of face-to-face lately? I’m not mad, I’m not pressing— I’m just tryna stop the guessing. --- [Chorus] “Why she here?”—that’s what Zach said, But bro, she ain’t here as some actress or a fake fact. You wondering if you should be concerned, but listen— You don’t gotta worry when there ain’t no hidden mission. She ain’t dating me yet, she ain’t playing pretend— And if she ever did, you’d be the one I’d tell again. So what’s there to talk about if you never ask? How am I supposed to know your thoughts behind the mask? --- [Verse 3] “She got here easier than I did”— Bro, that ain’t on her, and it ain’t on me either. You said you only saw her once or twice, Wondering if this whole thing’s real or if it’s just ice— But if you wanna know, then ask me in person, Not through a track where the meaning keeps worsening. You said if she’s like my exes then don’t come running— But I ain’t running to nobody, I’m trying to grow from it. I ain’t tryna trip, I ain’t tryna fight, I’m just tryna clear the air and keep the peace tight. --- [Bridge] You say I say too much, but you ain’t said enough. You say stay back, but then tell me to trust. If you’re unsure, then ask me straight— Don’t let rumors decide my fate. --- [Verse 4] You said I’d come back asking why you don’t believe— But bro, that’s why I’m writing back, why I didn’t leave. Yeah, I made a song, just like before— Not to fight, but to open a door. If I’m right or wrong, at least I came real, At least I told you exactly how I feel. --- [Final Chorus] “Why she here?”—that’s what Zach said, But bro, she ain’t no actress, no trick inside my head. If y’all are concerned, then talk to me first— Not in silence, not in rumors, not through someone else’s words. We ain’t dating yet—she’s just a special friend. Next year maybe, but right now it’s not like that yet. So if y’all got questions, then say ’em to my face— Cause brothers don’t hide truth, nah— They talk in grace.