“What If”

“What If” (Reflective / Melodic Pain Rap) [Intro] Yeah... What if the past don’t stay in the past? What if every scar still talks when I laugh? What if life was a test, and I’m failing the class? What if heaven closed doors, and I shattered the glass? [Verse 1] What if I ain’t lose her that night in my arms? Would I still sleep with this war in my palms? Would the pain still haunt every beat that I bleed? Would the devil still whisper every time that I breathe? What if home was a place and not trauma in skin? What if family ain’t fold when the trouble crept in? What if love never left, and the light stayed on? Would I still write fire from a soul that’s gone? I was built from the ashes, no blueprint, no map, Just a heart stitched up with betrayal and traps. What if I ain’t run from the man in the mirror? Would I still see God or the reaper clearer? [Hook] What if I’m more than the pain they remember? More than the nights I was cold in December? What if the chains don’t break, just bend? What if the story never finds its end? What if the “what ifs” keep me from peace? What if all my yesterdays still got me on a leash? What if the climb never touches the sky? Would I still fight — or would I just die? [Verse 2] What if bullets was words and the shots were from mouths? Would I still be a target in a world full of doubt? What if the streets ain’t teach me to numb? Would I still count days with the grip of a gun? What if pain ain’t fuel, would I still write flame? What if I ain’t lose so much, would I still have a name? I been swimming through hell with a match in my hand, Lighting paths for the lost who don’t understand. What if I’m cursed with a gift I ain’t ask for? Every rhyme like a prayer with a cracked floor. What if all these metaphors is my cries for help? But I dress 'em in rhythm so I lie to myself? [Hook] What if I’m more than the pain they remember? More than the nights I was cold in December? What if the chains don’t break, just bend? What if the story never finds its end? What if the “what ifs” keep me from peace? What if all my yesterdays still got me on a leash? What if the climb never touches the sky? Would I still fight — or would I just die? [Outro] What if the world gave me one last shot? Would I rise from the dirt or rot where I dropped? What if this song’s the only truth they see? Then what if… this “what if”… is really just me?