[Intro — Male] Yeah… Truth in the cut like a breath held tight. People talk like they know me, but they don’t get my night. They whisper stories like I’m trapped in a screen, But I’m flesh, I’m bone — I’m more than what they’ve seen. --- [Hook — Female, street-tone] You walk like a storm, don’t ask me why, Heart worn thin but you still stand high. Talk your truth soft like you scared to try, But the world keeps watchin’ like they caught you in a lie. They say you faded, say you passed on by, Say you stuck in your silence like a moth to a light. Some call you True H-O-E, yeah, back in the day, Some call you the truth — depends who got somethin’ to say. --- [Verse 1 — Male, raw + melodic bounce] I ain’t stuck in nothin’, just walkin’ my line, People throw labels when they can’t read signs. I don’t want praise — that burden ain’t mine, I’m just tryin’ to breathe in a world outta time. They watch how I move like they claimin’ my rights, Tellin’ tales on my name when they don’t know my nights. I ain’t ask for love, ain’t ask for spotlight — I’m just holdin’ my ground while they rewrite my life. --- [Pre-Hook — Male] You think I’m lost? Nah — I’m tryna stay sane. World pointin’ fingers they can’t even explain. I ain’t runnin’ from truth — I’m runnin’ from pain. Tryna keep my heart clean in a life full of stain. --- [Hook — Female, harder tone] You move like you own it, don’t ask me why, Shoulders heavy but you still don’t cry. You got ghosts from your past that you can’t deny, But you deny the hype like you scared to fly. They say you broken — but that ain’t true, They just scared of the light still hidin’ in you. They call you True H-O-E when they feelin’ petty, Then call you the truth when they want you steady. --- [Verse 2 — Male, firm denial] Yeah— I hear what they say, but it ain’t my view, They build whole stories outta shit not true. People swear they know me like they wrote my debut, But I’m standin’ right here — not the version they drew. I don’t take credit — don’t hand me no crown, Don’t call me no legend — I ain’t holdin’ shit down. I just walk forward while they talk in surround, Tryna claim I’m stuck when I ain’t even around. They don’t hear my heart, just the rumors they spread, Don’t know why I left, don’t know where I bled. But I rise from the noise like the truth I’ve said, And I’ll stand on that — till the whole world’s red. --- [Bridge — Female, whispered + sharp] You ain’t trapped in a phone… You trapped in their view. They talk real loud ’cause they don’t know you. They call you what fits — not what’s flesh and bone. But truth walks back when you walk alone. --- [Final Hook — Both] Female: You move like you move, don’t ask me why, Every step you take make the false things die. Male: I don’t claim shit — I ain’t that guy, Truth on my back like a midnight sky. Female: They think they know you — let ’em testify, They only see shadows when you pass by. Both: If you feel what we feel, then your pulse don’t lie — This that truth, that fire, spelled out in real time. --- [Outro — Male] Some stories they write… Some stories they steal. Some get repeated till they sound real. But I ain’t a rumor. I ain’t a ghost. I’m still here — breath to the most.
