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I Should've Said Sum lyrics
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Intro
Cold coffee on the counter, three in the mornin', no cap Rehearsed that convo but the words stayed stuck, straight cap Apartment smell like silence and that candle I left burnin' Four walls holdin' every lie I kept from turnin'
Verse 1
She hit me with "you good?" I just nodded, lowkey hurtin' Wore that fake smile since my confidence dipped, no frontin' Stayed two years past expired, knew the vibe was mid But I kept sippin' that poison, couldn't quit, that's real Mirror gettin' sus every mornin' I face it Replay the moments I ghosted, opportunities wasted Risk was right there, I let it slide away, bet Now somebody else got that glow up on their set
Pre-chorus
Keep tellin' folks it don't phase me, but that's cap Cracks run deeper than the flex I put on the map
Chorus
I should've said sum, I should've said sum Instead I held it in 'til the whole thing done I should've said sum, should've said sum Now I'm talkin' to myself, nowhere left to run
Verse 2
Loved shorty who couldn't love back, vibe all crooked Gave her the keys to my chest, she rearranged and booked it Every beef I swallowed turned to acid in my system Replay the exit so much, the tape got glitchin' Dipped too early on the one who might've stayed down Packed pride in a bag, caught a ride I couldn't pay now Sittin' with receipts for words I never spent out Who leaves a fire lit then complains 'bout the burnout
Pre-chorus
Keep tellin' folks it don't phase me, but that's cap Cracks run deeper than the flex I put on the map
Chorus
I should've said sum, I should've said sum Instead I held it in 'til the whole thing done I should've said sum, should've said sum Now I'm talkin' to myself, nowhere left to run
Verse 3
Blamed pops for the blueprint but I'm buildin' the same crib Blamed the block, blamed the timin', blamed the drip, blamed the fib Pattern keep loopin' when the common thread is you, no cap Same flick, different spot, still won't leave my trap Homies drainin' me but I called that energy cure Didn't peep they ghosted 'til I needed 'em, line went blur Dreams from seventeen collectin' dust in the drawer Next to keys for doors I never walked through before
Bridge
Fast-forwardin' futures I wrecked in the past tense Wish rewind was a button I could press and hold, intense But the mirror don't cap, it just waits patient Starin' back for years without sayin' the real statement
Verse 4
Thursday she texted "talk?" I hit "busy," straight cap Wasn't busy, terrified honesty would clap back Bro called from the ward, I let it ring for a week Thought he'd get it - he got it enough to delete Moms asked "how you?" I said "fine," doubled down Two words crackin' the bloodline foundation now Carried it solo 'til shoulders couldn't hold the weight Wondered why the floor dipped - I know, it's too late
Chorus
I should've said sum, I should've said sum Instead I held it in 'til the whole thing done I should've said sum, should've said sum Now I'm talkin' to myself, nowhere left to run
Verse 5
So here it go - ugly, unfiltered, no cap version Every scar I hid, every wound under the surface lurkin' Sorry to the ones who deserved those words in person Sorry to myself for bein' my own worst burden Can't rewind but I can quit cappin' that silence heals Start with the sus stuff - that's the only vibe that's real Mirror same face, but tonight I'm speakin' back direct Should've said it then, sayin' it now, that's respect
Outro
Cold coffee still there... but I finally said it, no cap Not to them - to the mirror, and that cracked glass didn't judge back
Inside the recording
Cold coffee on the counter, three in the mornin', no cap Rehearsed that convo but the words stayed stuck, straight cap
Keep tellin' folks it don't phase me, but that's cap Cracks run deeper than the flex I put on the map
Cold coffee still there... but I finally said it, no cap Not to them - to the mirror, and that cracked glass didn't judge back
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