Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ismail Ug
Performer
Kigozi Ismail
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kigozi Ismail
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kigozi Ismail
Producer
Lyrics
Used to pray for peace, but the silence hit different
Fought my demons alone, they don’t care if you gifted
Seen my homie laid out, soul gone, cold image
Now I’m numb inside, poppin’ meds with no limit
Heart full of pain that I buried too deep
Smilin’ through trauma, barely get sleep
Nights in the trap, wolves never eat
Tryna break free, but the past repeats
Mama said I changed — yeah, I feel that too
When you come from the dirt, who you run to?
Fake friends vanish when the lights turn blue
Only real ones left, but they dyin’ off too
Cold days, dark nights, walkin’ alone
Carryin’ pain that cut to the bone
I bled for the ones who ain’t call my phone
Now my heart ice cold — made it my home
Cold days taught me lessons for real
Can’t trust love, ‘cause love’ll get you killed
Scars on my soul that never gon’ heal
Still keep movin’, just numb what I feel
They ain’t see me break, cryin’ in silence
Only come around when I move in silence
Loyal to the ones who fed me violence
Now I trust God and this piece in my pocket
Lost too many, this a war with no winners
Turned cold, can’t remember the winter
How it felt to be loved, been gone since December
Tryna light fire with a soul full of embers
Pain my fuel, turned hurt to ambition
Prayed for light while I cooked in the kitchen
Made my way with a clear-cut vision
Now I cut off snakes, no more indecision
Cold days, dark nights, walkin’ alone
Carryin’ pain that cut to the bone
I bled for the ones who ain’t call my phone
Now my heart ice cold — made it my home
Cold days taught me lessons for real
Can’t trust love, ‘cause love’ll get you killed
Scars on my soul that never gon’ heal
Still keep movin’, just numb what I feel
They don’t know the nights I was losin’ my mind
Outran my past, but it stayed on my spine
Now I speak through the pain, every bar, every line
Tryna turn deep wounds into diamonds that shine
Written by: Kigozi Ismail