Im Sorry :for my sons)

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© DyeVerse
COMING HOME” — by DyeVerse
(Intro – spoken, low and raw)
I ain’t askin’ for pity, just a listen.
Every bar on this track’s another piece of what I’m missin’.

I’m sorry I left — I ain’t run, I fell,
Tryin’ to buy you heaven, wound up in hell.
Thought I was savin’ us, truth is I lied,
Just a scared young man who swallowed his pride.
If pain had a price, I done paid that fine,
Every night alone just redrawin’ that line.
I’m walkin’ back slow, but I’m walkin’ for real —
For my babies — that’s the deal.



Verse 1 – “The First Fall” (16 bars)
Had a mouth to feed, but my pockets were hollow,
So I chased that dollar, pain hard to swallow.
Told myself it’s love, not greed I follow,
But sin’s got teeth that bite and wallow.
I was workin’ the night, tryin’ to buy them dreams,
Till them lights flashed red, tore apart my schemes.
Heard the cuffs click tight, world froze mid-scene,
Thought I’d wake up home — woke up quarantined.
Missed your birthdays, Christmas lights, the songs you sing,
Missed the scrape on your knee, every little thing.
In that cell I replayed how I broke that ring,
Promised “forever,” then lost everything.
Wrote letters I burned, too heavy to send,
Words too sharp for a child to mend.
But even in that hell, I would still pretend —
You were waitin’ at the gate when it all would end.

Chorus (8 bars)
I’m sorry I left — I ain’t run, I fell,
Tryin’ to buy you heaven, wound up in hell.
Thought I was savin’ us, truth is I lied,
Just a scared young man who swallowed his pride.
If pain had a price, I done paid that fine,
Every night alone just redrawin’ that line.
I’m walkin’ back slow, but I’m walkin’ for real —
For my babies — that’s the deal.

Verse 2 – “The Return and Relapse” (16 bars)
Came home with a plan, with the chains still on,
Still smellin’ like steel, still dreamin’ of dawn.
Thought freedom meant breathin’, but I couldn’t exhale,
Still fightin’ those ghosts that were built for jail.
Smiled in your faces, said “Daddy’s fine,”
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Tried to fix my wrongs with overtime,
Till I broke again, couldn’t toe that line.
Got caught in the loop, same book, new page,
Same man, same pain, different cage.
Didn’t tell you nothin’ — just vanished away,
‘Cause the shame in my chest had too much to say.
I missed the way y’all laugh, the noise in the hall,
The fingerprints on doors, crayon on the wall.
Prison got bars, but the guilt’s the cell —
I been servin’ that life inside myself.

Chorus (8 bars)
I’m sorry I left — I ain’t run, I fell,
Tryin’ to buy you heaven, wound up in hell.
Thought I was savin’ us, truth is I lied,
Just a scared young man who swallowed his pride.
If pain had a price, I done paid that fine,
Every night alone just redrawin’ that line.
I’m walkin’ back slow, but I’m walkin’ for real —
For my babies — that’s the deal.

Verse 3 – “The Promise” (16 bars)
Now I’m facin’ the mirror, no mask, no crown,
Just a man with scars that could drag him down.
But I see your eyes in the glass each time,
And I swear that reflection keeps me in line.
Ain’t no dealer, no cell, no sin gonna win,
I’m buildin’ my faith from the mess I’m in.
Learned love ain’t talk, it’s what you do,
And I’ma show you forever till forever’s through.
If you ever wonder what daddy became,
I’m the storm that broke so you’d dodge that rain.
Every breath that I take, I’m earnin’ your trust,
Tryin’ to build a kingdom outta ashes and dust.
You my reason, my rehab, my call to fight,
My sunrise after endless night.
So I ain’t runnin’ no more from the pain I made,
I’m stayin’ right here till the debt’s repaid.
Final Chorus (8 bars)

I’m sorry I left — I ain’t run, I fell,
Tryin’ to buy you heaven, wound up in hell.
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