Still Up
art rap,alternative R&B,Cassette, Tape Hiss, Emo Voice, 808S,Radio Switch,raw emotion,negative space,melodic cadence,love as damage,unfinished feeling,numb vocals
Still Up
art rap,alternative R&B,Cassette, Tape Hiss, Emo Voice, 808S,Radio Switch,raw emotion,negative space,melodic cadence,love as damage,unfinished feeling,numb vocals
Lyrics
Verse 1
Three tabs open, none get paid
New face over, old pain stayed
Cash app loaded, heart still late
She came close, I stepped away
Backseat leather, burnt-out high
Red-eye flight, same red eyes
I don’t flex, I report the cost
Won the night, then wore the loss
Gold on my neck, skin gone cold
Young with money, still feel old
She said, “Talk,” I said, “Not now”
Truth in my throat, won’t come out
Pre-Chorus
I smoke when the room gets loud
I spend when I’m coming down
I leave when they figure out
I’m less than I talk about
(less than I talk about)
Chorus
Tabs open
Smoke broken
Girl leaving
Door closing
Cash folded
Eyes swollen
I got more now
Still frozen
Don’t call me rich
Call me missing
Don’t call it love
Call it listening
Tabs open
No closure
Two drinks in
Still so
Verse 2
White cup, black coat
Bad text, no note
Fast car, slow chest
New bed, no rest
She got my name in her mouth again
I got her nail marks out my skin
Not from love, not from hate
Just two lost people staying late
I don’t trust praise, I trust bills
I don’t chase highs, I stand still
Pill on the sink, I walk past
Still count that as a win at last
Friends ask how the money feel
I say, “Clean,” but it don’t heal
Mom called twice, I watched it ring
That one hurt more than anything
I don’t need another body
I need one
Pre-Chorus 2
I smoke when the room gets loud
I spend when I’m coming down
I leave when they figure out
I’m less than I talk about
(don’t find out)
(don’t find out)
Chorus
Tabs open
Smoke broken
Girl leaving
Door closing
Cash folded
Eyes swollen
I got more now
Still frozen
Don’t call me rich
Call me missing
Don’t call it love
Call it listening
Tabs open
No closure
Two drinks in
Still sober
Bridge
I don’t want the old me back
He was broke, but he could sleep
I don’t want the new me gone
He pays rent, but he can’t breathe
I don’t need another body
I need one clean thought
I don’t need another sorry
I need what I lost
(what I lost)
(what I lost)
Final Chorus
Tabs open
Smoke broken
Girl leaving
Door closing
Cash folded
Eyes swollen
I got more now
Still frozen
Don’t call me rich
Call me missing
Don’t call it love
Call it listening
Tabs open
No closure
Two drinks in
Still sober
Outro
Room dark
Phone lit
Smoke low
Still here
(no sleep)
(still here)