My momma said it would be nights like this

My momma said it would be nights like this Where snakes might hiss, and the vibe might twist Keep your guard up high let your mind not drift And your heart like stone, let your soul not shift I’ve been walkin’ through storms with a blade in my back Every smile that I saw came with weight and a trap Every “bro” was a bluff, every hug was a slap Now I move through the dark with my pain in a wrap Told myself I won’t break, though I’m bent in the chest Got this weight on my name, still I’m pressin’ for less Seen the love turn fake, seen the real second guess So I speak to the page just to get off the stress Had to learn through the loss, had to heal in the war Every scar that I got made me feel it some more Every dream that I chase, they try stealin’ the core But I rise through the smoke, through the fear, through the floor This ain’t flex, this confession, this a soul in the booth A reflection of pain, every rhyme is the proof I ain’t perfect, just human, still searchin’ for truth Tryna build from the cracks what I lost in my youth I took my L’s as a lesson I told Ma I got it even though she still stressing & ion need a blick cuz my mental is the weapon Catch em when they snooze that’s when won’t expect it.