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Seven Names lyrics
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Intro
Rain tapping the awning on 441, toll tag still chirps at the same exit Stove igniter clicks like it used to when the house was full Phone lights up with a name I still answer to in my head Some angels don’t need wings, they just show up when it’s heavy
Verse 1
Block still hot even when the sun go down One kept the sword when the beef tried to circle the house One brought the message when the phone wouldn’t ring for days One had the hands that patched what the corners tore out Rain on the concrete, same corner store light still buzz Family house on the dead end, same chair with the black hoodie slung They moved through the humidity like they knew the code Protected what needed protecting without making a show
Chorus
Some angels got names we still say when it rains Some left the sword on the porch when they went Some still call with the message that saves Some still sit at the table with the ones who remain Seven names in the shift change, some gone some still here They fought like Michael, healed what the streets broke The rain don’t stop but the post still manned Some angels don’t fly, they just stand in it with you
Verse 2
Weight hit different when the ones who carried it ain’t around Funerals on the same block where we used to post Empty chairs at the table, same plates still set Court dates and rent pressure, the calls that don’t come no more One used to pull me back when the edge got too close One used to sit in the dark until the light came back slow Now the weight on my shoulders feel like it doubled overnight Still breathing though, still moving though the rain feel heavier
Chorus
Some angels got names we still say when it rains Some left the sword on the porch when they went Some still call with the message that saves Some still sit at the table with the ones who remain Seven names in the shift change, some gone some still here They fought like Michael, healed what the streets broke The rain don’t stop but the post still manned Some angels don’t fly, they just stand in it with you
Verse 3
Look in the mirror, see the same tired eyes they used to have The ones who stayed see it too, don’t say it out loud What they reflected back was the parts I tried to hide The fight I still got left, the mercy I almost ran out of Uriel light when I couldn’t see the trap two steps ahead Raguel peace when the beef tried to pull me in the middle They showed me what I was capable of carrying Even when my own hands felt too small for the load
Verse 4
Fought back like Michael when the system tried to fold us When the job applications came back with the same cold shoulder When the rent notice showed up same week the lights got cut One still here showing up with the message that it ain’t over One still here keeping the peace when the old wounds flare One still here with the mercy when I almost gave up on myself The enemy wasn’t always the streets, sometimes it was the quiet The slow erosion, the weight that tells you to sit down and stay down We pushed back anyway, same way they taught us
Chorus
Some angels got names we still say when it rains Some left the sword on the porch when they went Some still call with the message that saves Some still sit at the table with the ones who remain Seven names in the shift change, some gone some still here They fought like Michael, healed what the streets broke The rain don’t stop but the post still manned Some angels don’t fly, they just stand in it with you
Verse 5
Tell the younger ones the names don’t have to be shouted Just show up when the rain start falling on somebody else Carry what you can, pass the sword when your hand get tired The ones who left ain’t really gone, they in the way we move now The ones still here, check on them while the number still work Mercy ain’t weakness when the streets try to convince you it is We the evidence that somebody stayed when it mattered Seven names in the rain, the shift never really ends
Outro
Rain still tapping Toll tag still chirps Some names still answer in my head
Inside the recording
Rain tapping the awning on 441, toll tag still chirps at the same exit Stove igniter clicks like it used to when the house was full
Some angels got names we still say when it rains Some left the sword on the porch when they went
Rain still tapping Toll tag still chirps
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