Don’t cry for me

Lyrics

(Intro – atmospheric, with distant 808s and a reversed piano sample) Yeah. If you're hearing this... Just press play and let it ride. Uh. (Verse 1 – melodic rap flow, low and personal) Sittin' on the edge of the bed at 3 AM Got a lot on my mind, gotta let it out again This ain't a goodbye letter, this is a "thank you" note To everyone who held me up when I could barely float Remember late nights, chasing that one dream Spillin' my soul out by the moon's silver gleam We talked about tomorrow like we owned the time But tomorrow ain't a promise, it's a fragile little line. So if I had to go before the morning light I need you to know everything's gonna be alright. Don't you dare be sad for me, don't you shed a tear I'm finally in a place where there's nothing left to fear. (Chorus – big, anthemic pop melody, clean vocals) (When I'm gone) Don't you cry for me (When I'm gone) Just let my memory be A whisper in the wind, a smile on your face A little bit of light in a lonely place And when the world gets heavy and you can't be strong Just know a part of me is right there (When I'm gone) (Verse 2 – building the beat, more confident flow) Tell my mama I'm sorry for the sleepless nights For every time she worried 'bout the choices and the flights Tell my brother to be stronger than the man I was To build his own empire on a foundation of love To all my day-one soldiers, my ride-or-die crew The world is yours for taking, there's nothing you can't do I left a little piece of me in every single song So when you miss me, turn it up and I won't be gone for long. 'Cause energy is infinite, it never goes away It just transforms and finds a new place to stay I'll be in the sunrise, I'll be in the rain I'll be the quiet comfort that eases all your pain. (Chorus – big, anthemic pop melody, clean vocals) (When I'm gone) Don't you cry for me (When I'm gone) Just let my memory be A whisper in the wind, a smile on your face A little bit of light in a lonely place And when the world gets heavy and you can't be strong Just know a part of me is right there (When I'm gone) (Bridge – beat drops out, just piano and heartfelt vocals) And if you're standing at the edge and you feel the rain Remember every sunshine cuts through the pain And if you're lost out in the dark and you can't find the sun Just look back at the good times and all the love we've done This ain't the end, no, this is just a change My love for you is something time can never rearrange. So live your life out loud, make every moment true I'll be waiting right here... watching over you. (Final Chorus – huge, with layered harmonies and ad-libs) (When I'm gone) Oh, don't you cry for me (When I'm gone) Just let my memory be... yeah A whisper in the wind (a whisper), a smile on your face (a smile) A little bit of light in a lonely place And when the world gets heavy and you can't be strong Just know a part of me is right there (When I'm gone) (When I'm gone) Yeah. (Outro – beat fades out with soft piano chords) Right there... When I'm gone. Don't cry for me. I'm home.