I PRAY I NEVER LOSE!

[Chorus – High Pitched Vocal Sample] "I pray I never lose myself" "I pray I never lose myself" "I pray I never lose myself" "I pray I never lose—" [Verse 1] I been runnin’ back my roots like a loop in the track Mama said, “Don’t chase the wind,” but I move where it’s at City lights flicker Morse code, spelling out my consequence Every tap in the asphalt hums a fate I can’t prevent Walkin’ past reflections, I don’t know who’s mockin’ who I see my younger self inside that boy on Auburn Avenue Should I drop a jewel or let him learn the way I had to do? Hindsight’s a blessing wrapped in bandages from battle wounds Ain't no atlas for the soul, ain't no North Star in this city Where the brightest lights can burn the ones who reach 'em wit' no pity I been chasin’ ghosts of legends, tryna carve a name in stone But statues crack, and fame collapses—can’t take that to the throne I hold my tongue before my ego get to speakin’ for me Sometimes the quietest voice is the loudest one when you lonely I been standin’ at the edge of what I swore I’d never be Gotta keep a tether on me—Lord, don’t let me lose the lead [Chorus – High Pitched Vocal Sample] "I pray I never lose myself" "I pray I never lose myself" "I pray I never lose myself" "I pray I never lose—" [Verse 2] Look, I been tryna keep my essence in a world that sell it cheap Where they autograph your soul and call it fame before you speak They say money make a man, I seen money make a beast I seen money turn a brother to the very thing he preached against Run it back, run it back—what’s a dream to a fiend? When the limelight hit, tell me what it really mean? When the high wear off, do the scars stay clean? When the mirror crack, do it cut too deep? They don’t teach you how to balance when the pressure pressin’ you Do I rap for resurrection or the revenue? Every lyric, every breath, do I weapon you? Do I sharpen every word 'til it sever through? I been battlin’ my shadow, tryna walk inside the light When the curtains start to close, tell me, who gon’ hold me tight? When the sounds fade to whispers, when the fake applause collapse Do I stand inside my name or let the silence take me back? [Chorus – High Pitched Vocal Sample] "I pray I never lose myself" "I pray I never lose myself" "I pray I never lose myself" "I pray I never lose—"