Lyrics

[Intro (spoken, moody ad-libs)]
fuck this shit… you know what hurts the most?
Growin’ up side by side… but never bein’ seen that way.
This one’s for the girl that got away and to mans who dont step up in time

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[Hook (emotional, anthem bounce)]
she put me in the friend zone, can’t break free,
the one that got awat cos she dont see me
Said I’m like her brother, cut deep, no lie,
Heart broke on the block, just wanna die

Friend zone, FUCK zones, scars in my dome,
Dreamed of her forever, but I walk home alone.
She with a man who don’t treat her right,
But I’m still in the shadows, tryna guard her life.

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[Verse 1 (storytelling, reflective tone)]
Back in the Grove, council flats where we stayed,
Kids on the block, where the roads got made.
Kaylee she my world, since we kids seen.
Dreamin’ of the day I could call her my friend… nah, call her my queen,
But I kept it inside,
Never showed love, only rolled by her side.

At sixteen she stopped me, said, “You my bro,”
Thanks for always lookin’ out when the nights got cold.
But that line cut deeper than a blade to my chest,
She my dream, my future, but a brother at best.

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[Hook (emotional, anthem bounce)]
she put me in the friend zone, can’t break free,
the one that got awat cos she dont see me
Said I’m like her brother, cut deep, no lie,
Heart broke on the block, just wanna die

Friend zone, friend zone, scars in my dome,
Dreamed of her forever, but I walk home alone.
She with a man who don’t treat her right,
But I’m still in the shadows, tryna guard her life.

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[Verse 2 (intense, conflicted tone)]
Two years pass, we both grown fast,
Same estate, same block, still stuck in the past.
She got a man now, six months deep,
But the streets all whisper how he moves like a creep.

He raises his voice, sometimes raises his hand,
And I hate seein’ Kaylee with a weak-ass man.
I could give her love, I could give her my all,
But one wrong move, I could lose it all.

Do I risk it, confess, let the truth pour out?
Or stay silent in pain, watch her fade with doubt?
Got a war in my head, and my heart feel torn,
Been in love since the day that we both were born.

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[Bridge (spoken / soft ad-lib, low tone)]
Should I tell her? Should I ride?
Or just stay quiet, keep it all inside?
Kaylee… you’ll never know…

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[Final Hook (anthem, emotional, layered vocals)]
[Hook (emotional, anthem bounce)]
she put me in the friend zone, can’t break free,
the one that got awat cos she dont see me
Said I’m like her brother, cut deep, no lie,
Heart broke on the block, just wanna die

Friend zone, friend zone, scars in my dome,
Dreamed of her forever, but I walk home alone.
She with a man who don’t treat her right,
But I’m still in the shadows, tryna guard her life.

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[Outro (dark, reflective)]
Friend zone soldier… Grove to the bone,
Love her in silence… but I walk alone.
That girl … forever mine in my dreams.