Listen to Could've Been Different (Feat. Blu & Shamir) by McKinley Dixon

Could've Been Different (Feat. Blu & Shamir)

McKinley Dixon

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

McKinley Dixon

Lead Vocals

Anthony Cavanaugh

Anthony Cavanaugh

Bass Guitar

DeSean Gault

Drums

Sam E. Yamaha

Piano

Stephen Roach

Piano

Teeny

Saxophone

Trey Pollard

Conductor

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

McKinley Dixon

Composer

Blu

Composer

Sam E. Yamaha

Composer

Trey Pollard

String Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Dave Kutch

Mastering Engineer

Jason Agel

Mixing Engineer

Sam E. Yamaha

Producer

Kyle Williams

Engineer

Alex DeJong

Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]

Grew up making humble pacts like, "The world will know our name"

Now we're staring out the window, pray these wings can hold our frame

Oh my God, oh my God, I just might jump off the roof

Now we're standing in the meadows where the flowers know our name

We ain't ran from where we grew up, shit, we'd probably go insane

Oh my God, oh my God, I just wanna jump off the roof

[Verse 1]

We tricksters by nature who once favored summer stars

Biggest steps on concrete, but still look both ways for them cars

Babies beating on they chest, claim one day the world is ours

'Til mama throw open window and yell my name from afar

With a face made of sunshine, first child of the bloodline

The punch before you run kind, don't just say shit, ****

Spreading word as we run from where ocean hits the sun

What's it that that you wish the world knew about your loved ones?

We—

[Chorus]

Grew up making humble pacts like, "The world will know our name"

Now we're staring out the window, pray these wings can hold our frame

Oh my God, oh my God, I just might jump off the roof

Now we're standing in the meadows where the flowers know our name

We ain't ran from where we grew up, shit, we'd probably go insane

Oh my God, oh my God, I just wanna jump off the roof

[Verse 2]

Fear of God, fear of law, fear her straightforward gaze

You not quick enough, the raised hand, shit, it's always gon' graze

Altar boys just came home, on the stoop, playing dice

Through screen doors, her shape forms, she died for this life

Once or twice, take a step back when you finna aim

Young boy got a talent for gifting ghosts such beautiful names

Still the age where this hurts, to us, a wonderful game

Head out the window, pray these wings hold up both our frames

Pacing back and forth, I can't find the words worth this ink

I look up to the poster on my wall and I ask, "What you think?"

[Verse 3]

Huh, me? You see, I think bright though the mind is dark

Open my optics to optimism, that's what I was taught

To live like I'm blind, yet always guided by God

And I do this for anyone who looks anything like my mom

You askin' me what I think, I'm just a poster on your wall

And I think you know the answer is right in your catalogue

McKinley, you showed me the importance of self-belief

Be loved, be jazzed, you don't gotta be me

[Chorus]

Grew up making humble pacts like, "The world will know our name"

Now we're staring out the window, pray these wings can hold our frame

Oh my God, oh my God, I just might jump off the roof

Now we're standing in the meadows where the flowers know our name

We ain't ran from where we grew up, shit, we'd probably go insane

Oh my God, oh my God, I just wanna jump off the roof

Written by: Blu, McKinley Dixon, Sam E. Yamaha

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