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27 DON'T CLAIM ME lyrics
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Intro
I-95 hummin' low with the static talkin' back Names that burned too bright still echo in the black
Verse 1
They lit the stage like the dark owed them a stage Gave everything till the everything took the flame Industry hands you the match with a smile and a deal Pain that never got spoke just writes the name in steel Same cycle on the block where the corner don't sleep Homies with the gift and the weight that don't leave Fast lane out looks like peace when the pressure don't break I seen the pattern repeat in every zip code the same The ones who made it out young left the blueprint in smoke Talent loud as the gun but the exit quiet as hope I respect the light they carried, the way it cut the night But the door that closed on them ain't openin' for my heart The pattern writes itself when the hurt don't get to heal I ain't signin' up for a membership that takes what it steals
Chorus
27 don't claim me The pattern don't write my name in that same cold ink 27 don't claim me I seen what it costs when the fire don't blink 27 don't claim me Still breathin' when the count gets high, buildin' what can last 27 don't claim me The real flex is the ones who stay and feed the grass
Verse 2
Carol City nights, Lauderhill mornings, same weight on the chest Young artist chasin' the mic with the same demons in the flesh Deal on the table lookin' like freedom but it come with a chain Homies lost before 25, the game don't explain the pain Family lookin' for the one who make it so the rent don't scream But the same exits available after the session or on the corner at 3 I felt the pull some nights when the quiet looked like peace But peace ain't in the leavin', it's in the stayin' to build what feeds The ones who left too soon left a map I ain't followin' tonight I'm choosin' the long road, the one where the story don't end in the light
Chorus
27 don't claim me The pattern don't write my name in that same cold ink 27 don't claim me I seen what it costs when the fire don't blink 27 don't claim me Still breathin' when the count gets high, buildin' what can last 27 don't claim me The real flex is the ones who stay and feed the grass
Bridge
I felt the nights the exit looked like mercy in the dark The weight that makes the calendar feel like a loaded gun But mercy ain't in the leavin' when the work ain't done I'm stayin' to build the thing that feeds the ones who come
Chorus
27 don't claim me The pattern don't write my name in that same cold ink 27 don't claim me I seen what it costs when the fire don't blink 27 don't claim me Still breathin' when the count gets high, buildin' what can last 27 don't claim me The real flex is the ones who stay and feed the grass
Outro
27 don't claim me
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I-95 hummin' low with the static talkin' back Names that burned too bright still echo in the black
27 don't claim me The pattern don't write my name in that same cold ink
27 don't claim me
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