[Verse 1] This ain't hate, it's just the tally I kept in my notes You sold my trust for a bag – now that bag's what you choke On, I watched you switch when the rent hit the first of the month Said "we ride" – but you dipped soon as my back got blunt Now your name's a ghost in my call log, deleted, no trace Left your hoodie at my spot – I burned it, that's grace 'Cause I ain't cryin', I'm plottin' – my mascara don't run It's a war paint, baby, every scar is a gun You think I'm broken? Nah, I just redrew the line You can't step past it, not even to borrow my shine My circle? Three deep – and they all got my back like a spine We don't speak on loyalty – we just show up on time [Verse 2] I seen you cash in my secrets for a ounce of that white Now you're beggin' for a feature? Boy, that's comedy, right? You ain't worth the data I use when I post on my story I erase you like a typo – that's the end of your glory But don't get it twisted – I still got ash in my lungs From the bridge that we burned, but I'm singin' the songs Of a phoenix that crawls 'fore it learns how to fly I ain't dead yet – I just don't let you inside My boundaries are bricks, I laid 'em one by one After every backstab, I added another ton So if you knock, you'll get silence – that's louder than screams 'Cause my hope ain't a flame – it's the glow from the embers in dreams [Bridge] Still I ride for the few who stayed when the smoke got thick Who held my hair back while I was bein' sick From the lies you fed – they didn't flinch, didn't ask Just handed me a shovel and said "dig through the past" Now I stand on that dirt, lookin' clean in my bag No crown, no throne – just a grip on this mag And the kick of this beat is the only thing I trust 'Cause it don't fake love – it just bang 'til it bust
