**I’LL MAKE YOU PROUD** **(Hook)** I’ll make you proud, even if you can’t see me now, I been carrying your name through the dirt and the doubt, Every scar that I acquired, every tear that fell out, I’ma turn it into something you can smile about. I’ll make you proud, I swear I’m giving it everything, When I’m drowning in the doubt, I still hear you telling me, “Keep going, don’t you quit,” so I’m chasing every dream, If I ever reach the top, just know you’re standing next to me. **(Verse 1)** I remember all the days when we were young and reckless, Never thought that one day I’d be writing you a message, Now I’m staring at the ceiling with a chest full of questions, Trying to turn this fucking grief into a form of progression. I got memories embedded in the fabric of my brain, Every laugh, every argument, every second that remains, And I’d trade every achievement just to hear you say my name, But the past don't come with refunds, so I’m learning through the pain. I been fighting through the nights when the silence gets vicious, When the room gets too quiet and the memories get vivid, When I question my direction and I second-guess decisions, I remember what you meant to me and sharpen my ambition. I ain't chasing just a number, I ain't chasing just a check, I’m constructing something lasting from the rubble of regret, Every record that I release got your memory embedded, So the world gon' know your name even after I’m successful. **(Hook)** I’ll make you proud, even if you can’t see me now, I been carrying your name through the dirt and the doubt, Every scar that I acquired, every tear that fell out, I’ma turn it into something you can smile about. I’ll make you proud, I swear I’m giving it everything, When I’m drowning in the doubt, I still hear you telling me, “Keep going, don’t you quit,” so I’m chasing every dream, If I ever reach the top, just know you’re standing next to me. **(Verse 2)** I know grief ain't linear, it circles back around, One minute I’m okay, next I’m underneath the ground, Got a smile for the public while the sorrow's getting loud, Then I disappear inside my head when nobody's around. But I refuse to let the pain become the end of my story, I’ma turn every dark chapter into something mandatory, Every failure, every fracture, every night I felt defeated, Into proof that I survived everything that tried to delete me. And I know you can't respond, but I still talk like you hear me, Tell you everything I'm building, tell you everything that scares me, Tell you every time I almost gave up when the road got heavy, Then I picture you beside me saying, “Bro, you ain't ready.” Not ready to surrender, not ready to disappear, Not ready to let the years erase everything we shared, So I carry you with purpose, keep your memory protected, And whenever I accomplish something, you’re the first one I remember. **(Bridge)** If I could send one message through the distance in between, I would tell you that I’m trying to become who you believed, I would tell you that I miss you more than language can explain, And I would promise that your name will never disappear in vain. **(Final Hook)** I’ll make you proud, even if you can’t see me now, I been carrying your name through the dirt and the doubt, Every scar that I acquired, every tear that fell out, I’ma turn it into something you can smile about. I’ll make you proud, I swear I’m giving it everything, When I’m drowning in the doubt, I still hear you telling me, “Keep going, don’t you quit,” so I’m chasing every dream, If I ever reach the top, just know you’re standing next to me. I’ll make you proud, yeah, I promise that I will, Even when the world gets cold, even when the nights get still, You’re a part of every heartbeat, every song and every skill, I’m still carrying your name, brother. And I always fucking will.
