Reach Back

Name: Reach Back
Duration: 284 s
Description: Reach Back by mBaileyz. From the artist’s lyric sheet: “I used to turn maybe into mission, Turn a slow reply into superstition. Now I breathe once, put the…”

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Intro

Toll coin clink, phone buzz, rain on the glass. 305 to 954, receipt tape in my lap. If the line go cold, I let it stay that. I don't chase what don't reach back.

Verse 1

Carol City heat put a shine on the hood, Publix line long, two waters and bread. Rent app red, but my shoulders stayed good, Lauderhill rain made the brake lights spread. Opa-Locka siren by the corner store, Liberty City auntie swept water from the door. I-95 crawling, one hand on the wheel, Learning who is quiet and who really real.

Pre-chorus

I used to turn maybe into mission, Turn a slow reply into superstition. Now I breathe once, put the phone face down, If it ain't two-way, I turn around.

Chorus

Reach back, reach back, I don't chase what don't reach back. Give me a yes or give me my peace back, I go where I'm known, I leave cold facts. Reach back, reach back, Love ain't a leash, respect ain't an act. I keep my chest calm when the screen go black, Energy given where the energy comes back.

Verse 2

Overtown court date folded in my sock, Mama called twice, said, "Eat before you talk." Allapattah motel, ice machine coughing, I paid for her plate, she kept her eyes on options. I almost sold peace for a half-hearted touch, Called it being patient when it cost too much. Turnpike toll took my last loose change, Neediness wearing my name like a chain.

Pre-chorus

I can't make a closed door hold me, Can't make a cool heart owe me. Now I breathe once, let the weather pass, If it ain't two-way, I don't ask.

Chorus

Reach back, reach back, I don't chase what don't reach back. Give me a yes or give me my peace back, I go where I'm known, I leave cold facts. Reach back, reach back, Love ain't a leash, respect ain't an act. I keep my head high when the screen go black, Energy given where the energy comes back.

Verse 3

Phone face down by a Styrofoam plate, Brown stew steam fogging up the date. 62nd Street rain tapped on the receipt, I saw my own panic trying to call it need. The mirror didn't clown me, it gave me a fact: I was scared of the space, not scared of her back. No villain in the room, just a boy in a man, Learning a quiet no can still be a plan.

Verse 4

Enemy got my thumb hovering, 2:13, Typing "you good?" for a room that ain't clean. Enemy said, "Beg, make a throne out of crumbs, Turn her half-smile into permanent sun." Palmetto locked, thunder under my tongue, I deleted the paragraph before it got dumb. Presence ain't cold, it just don't audition, Player moves lie, but peace got precision. Perrine to Goulds, I let the blue dot breathe, Florida City lights said, "Boy, you can leave."

Pre-chorus

I don't have to win the silence, I don't have to dress up violence. Now I breathe once, let the night fall back, If it ain't two-way, I don't crack.

Chorus

Reach back, reach back, I don't chase what don't reach back. Give me a yes or give me my peace back, I go where I'm known, I leave cold facts. Reach back, reach back, Love ain't a leash, respect ain't an act. I keep my soul still when the screen go black, Energy given where the energy comes back.

Verse 5

Cousin on 79th asked, "How you stay cool?" I said, "Watch how they move, don't worship the clue. If they pour one cup, don't bring a whole case. If they turn their chair, don't beg for a place. Don't call it a game if a person can ache, Confidence quiet, ego loud by mistake. Love with your chest, but don't sell your spine, What's meant to meet you won't make you shrink twice."

Outro

Toll coin clink, phone buzz, rain cut black. Wet receipt says: give what comes back. 305, 954, no mask, no act.

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