[Verse 1] Yeah Back when the room felt colder than the street lights Late nights, thinking what it means to be right Head full of static, vinyl spins my past life Crack in the needle, everything don’t sound right Mama yelling from the hallway, doors slam Dreams on pause, life stuck on program Hands on my head, trying hard not to react But the silence hit louder than a drum pack I was 15 with a mind full of pressure Heart too heavy, couldn’t write in my ledger Every little moment felt like it would shatter Now I’m building from the pieces and it finally matter [Hook] [filtered sample voice layered] “Keep it movin… don’t stop…” Yeah, I been down but I bounce right back Through the dust, through the pain, through the cracks Old soul with a beat and a dream intact Turn the hurt into rhythm, yeah I live like that [Verse 2] Now the drums hit harder when I think about the past Every scar got a story, every moment didn’t last Used to feel stuck, like I’m running in place Now I pace every bar like I’m winning the race Friends come and go like a change in the wind Some stayed solid, some faded again I don’t blame ‘em, nah, that’s just life But it taught me how to move when I’m holding the mic See the pain in the mirror but I don’t look away Turn the tears into lines every time that I say I’m still here, yeah I made it through the storm Now the beat feel warm, like a place I was born [Hook] “Keep it movin… don’t stop…” Yeah, I been down but I bounce right back Through the dust, through the pain, through the cracks Old soul with a beat and a dream intact Turn the hurt into rhythm, yeah I live like that [Bridge] [piano isolates, drums drop out] Sometimes silence louder than the sound I chase Sometimes I don’t even recognize my face But the loop keep spinning, never out of place Every loss, every win, yeah it shaped the taste [Verse 3] So I write like the needle finna break the groove Every word got weight, every line gotta prove I’m alive, I survived what I thought I’d lose Now I move with a purpose, got nothing to prove Boom bap heartbeat, let it knock in your chest If you feel what I feel, then you already blessed We ain’t perfect, nah, we just doing our best Turn the pain into art, let it handle the rest [Outro] [vinyl crackle returns, piano fades] [soft vocal chop repeats] “Don’t stop…” “Don’t stop…”
