Nans story

Look,

House got cold when you weren’t in the kitchen,

Nan no longer singing, yeah the silence is different,

Used to say “boy, just stay on your mission,”

Now I’m here stuck with a head full of questions.

School felt long, nights felt longer,

Told man “be strong” but I needed you stronger,

Friends went home, I just drifted and wandered,

Tryna find peace but the pain got soldered

No bedtime talks, no “you’ll be alright,”

Just me and the dark tryna battle my mind,

Had to learn quick how to live and survive,

Raise my damn self, yeah I buried my childhood inside.

(pre-hook)

And I’m angry, can’t lie, I’m raging,

Why’d you leave me here, no saving?

Still I hear your voice when it’s raining,

Saying “keep going, don’t stop, be patient…”

hook

I was just a kid when the world went quiet,

Nan in the sky and I can’t deny it,

Had to grow up, no one there to guide it,

Now I’m on my own tryna walk through the the fires

But they say it gets easier, time gonna heal,

Scars still cut but I’m learning to feel,

Still I stand, yeah I’m keeping it real,

For you, I’ll build something bigger than pain I conceal…

verse 2

Look,

I remember days you would hold man close,

Said “life’s got storms but you ride that boat,”

Now I’m in waves and I’m barely afloat,

Still I hear your words every time that I choke.

Had no blueprint, had no direction,

Just pain in my chest and a need for protection,

Turned all the hurt into pure progression,

Now I step forward with quiet aggression.

Yeah I’m hurt but I’m growing through it,

Every setback, yeah I’m rolling through it,

You weren’t gone, I was shown how to do it,

Stand on my own, yeah you trained me to prove it.

Now I clock life ain’t fair but I’m still in the race,

Had to wipe my own tears, had to fix my own pain,

Every step that I take got your voice in my brain,

Saying “stand up tall, don’t you fall to the weight.”

I was lost, had rage, nearly slipped in the dark,

Had nights I was breaking, just me and my heart,

No hand to hold, had to play every part,

Be the man and the child, yeah I built from the start.

Still I carry your love like a shield on my chest,

Every lesson you gave, yeah I’m giving my best,

Turn the anger to fuel, I ain’t living depressed,

I’m surviving, I’m rising, I won’t settle for less.

Yeah it hurt, yeah it changed me, made scars that stay,

But I swear I see light in the darkest days,

If it gets easier, I’m on the way,

And I’ll make you proud every step that I take

bridge – softer, melodic

If you see me now, would you be proud?

I’ve been lost but I found my route,

Even when I break, I don’t say it out loud,

But I feel you near when the tears fall down…

hook

I was just a kid when the world went quiet,

Nan in the sky and I can’t deny it,

Had to grow up, no one there to guide it,

Now I’m on my own tryna walk through the fire lit…

But they say it gets easier, time gonna heal,

Scars still cut but I’m learning to feel,

Still I stand, yeah I’m keeping it real,

For you, I’ll build something bigger than pain I conceal…

outro

Yeah…

Still angry, still healing, still finding my way,

But I’m breathing… and I’m here another day.