A LIFELINE OF WORDS Video (MV)

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I lost four friends, I can't believe they're gone
My pain's so deep, I can't escape, I can't move on
I don't talk about my feelings, I just put it in a song

If you hear my rights, then don't hear my wrongs
The songs I write, they're more than just lines
They're a lifeline, connect souls heal minds
In a world cold, I aim to touch hearts

Bring light to the dark, where hope depart
I'm just a vessel on a journey so strange
Overcoming demons, mental health, and pain
Is there even sunshine when it rains

I can feel a bad vibe, bae in my veins
Check up on your friends, and check up on your family
All the ones smiling, probably lose insanity
I feel alone, I know God never abandoned me

Don't play with your life, cause it ain't need no tampering
My goal is to make everyone laugh and not feel sad
That's a sad life where you break down fast
No kickback, no withdraw from the Gun

Only yourself can hit back
I was without God years ago, so I wrote songs
And my holiness wasn't intact
Live by the God, you gon' die by it too

I don't wanna be the brother to break the news to your nephew
I wanna break the chain, replace the bad with the good news
It ain't that hard to open up the Bible, you got nothing to lose
I feel like lil' baby when I said I got something to prove

By not reading it, I swear you got nothing to prove
Just an eternity, you might lose
I got a tissue for your issues, tell em blow it
I got problems with my tears, and I don't condone it

Malibu 24, I wish I owned it
Big lake with big waves, bigger than the ocean
I wish I had a voice like Frank Ocean
I wish I sang songs and everybody could notice

I wish I never felt alone, I wish I always was open
I wish my lyrics could be so deep and so potent
I wish my songs spread like wildfire
The way I could perform for the young men

If every ticket was a token, every penny was a dollar
If I never got to smoking, yeah then maybe I'd be farther
Every human is so broken, it's crazy we don't notice
How the hell are we wrong

I never thought that I would release this song
It's so vulnerable, it would be hard for a man to sing alone
Because no man wanna think about all of their empty thoughts
I had to watch four of my brothers pass

I don't know how I'm too young, but I had to go through that
I was only 17, man, damn, that made an impact
That was a time when drugs, I just had to have
I prayed that that feeling would surpass

But God, I guess you just wanted it to last
Cause I was even younger when I adopted my little brother
Man, you would've had such a loving mother
I could've been the best bigger brother

I could've helped you through relationships and taught you how to truly love her
We could've hooped all year and hung all summer
You would've had such an amazing bigger brother
And such a loving mother

And a dad that would take you under his wing
And show you everything about the worldly things
I need you