Never Mutual

Lyrics

[Hook – melodic] I can’t fake love, nah, I can’t pretend, Cut ties, lost blood, lost foes, lost friends. They double down even when the truth’s in their face, I had to walk off just to find my space. Respect don’t come back, man, it’s never mutual, Talk straight, they twist it, turn it into something usual. Stand on the truth, make it sound so musical. I’m just doing what I can so my soul stays beautiful. ⸻ [Verse 1 – sharp, narrative] It’s wild when the lies sound louder than the facts, When you prove ’em dead wrong, and they still fire back. Swear they live in some delusion, like it’s safer in denial, Building castles made of fiction just to stand a little while. Family and friends turning strangers on the low, ’Cause I tell it how it is, I don’t sugarcoat, bro. Accountability’s a language they don’t wanna learn, But I speak it fluently, watch the bridges I burn. It’s like respect only flow one way in the stream, They take mine, hold it hostage, but don’t send back a thing. I dropped the ego, left it six feet deep in the dirt, Now I’m free to own my flaws, it don’t even hurt. ⸻ [Hook – melodic] I can’t fake love, nah, I can’t pretend, Cut ties, lost blood, lost foes, lost friends. They double down even when the truth’s in their face, I had to walk off just to find my space. Respect don’t come back, man, it’s never mutual, Talk straight, they twist it, turn it into something usual. Stand on the truth, make it sound so musical. I’m just doing what I can so my soul stays beautiful. ⸻ [Verse 2 – more aggressive tone] See, I confront the truth head-on, never flinch, never fold, They allergic to the honesty, it’s poison to their soul. Every time I try to show ’em where the cracks really at, They just patch it with excuses, wear a mask, and collapse. Look, I ain’t bitter, I just recognize the pattern, People scared of their reflection so they point at what don’t matter. I been losing so much, but the peace that I gain Make the silence sound sweeter than the noise in their games. I ain’t waiting for apologies that ain’t gon’ come, I ain’t begging for respect when it’s owed, not won. I’m too grown for the drama, too real for the fraud, Straight shooter, heart cleaner when I’m facing with God. ⸻ [Bridge – melodic] I let go of my pride, Now there’s nothing left to hide. If the truth make you run, Then you’re not on my side. I can’t carry dead weight, I can’t beg you to change, If the lies feel like home, Then you can stay in that cage. ⸻ [big outro, layered vocals] I done seen the closest ones rewrite what’s true, Stackin’ stories on a lie till the cracks shine through. Cut the cord, let it fall, had to guard my view, ’Cause respect without return ain’t a bond, it’s a bruise. Respect don’t come back, man, it’s never mutual, Talk straight, they twist it, turn it into something usual. Stand on the truth, make it sound so musical. I’m just doing what I can so my soul stays beautiful.