lirik lagu nico roberts - only for you, my brother
[part i: only for you]
[chorus]
only for you, i bleed, i speak, i sin, i fight
only for you, i load this pain and grip it tight
only for you, i ain’t let that trigger blow
only for you, i chose the mic, not coke or snow
only for you, i pray though i barely believe
only for you, i stayed while they all had to leave
only for you, i relive that night on loop
only for you, my brother — this life’s the proof
[verse 1]
we was kids on the curb, shoes talkin’, shirts torn
mama yellin’ through the window like a sunday morn
you had my back before i even knew what “real” meant
i took the fall for you once, you never forgot that sh~t
remember that fight? you split dude’s lip clean open
i was scared as h~ll, but you was calm — wide open
you said, “never let ‘em punk you, even if you small,”
you gave me your hoodie like that was armor for the brawl
we stole bikes, dodged lights, laughed ‘til we cried
shared bread, split packs, rolled deep every night
when your pops dipped out? you stayed tough as h~ll
i saw the pain in your stare but you never would tell
you caught charges i still don’t talk about
i lied to moms, said you with me — i had no doubt
we used to dream about bentleys and marble floors
but we was locked in the crib with the roaches in the drawer
i rapped for you first, you said “keep going, bro,”
“you got a gift, don’t waste it in the streets for show.”
you told me, “don’t be me, be better than this,”
“you get out this trap, you give mama her wish.”
i remember your girl left, and you ain’t even cry
but when grandma passed? i saw the devil in your eye
you said, “f~ck this world, they can all burn slow,”
but i knew inside that heart was still pure as snow
you ain’t perfect — nah, neither was i
but loyalty like yours? that sh~t rare, don’t lie
so when they talk bad, i don’t let that slide
’cause i know the real you, and i say that with pride
you took my secrets to the grave and never told
you carried me through nights when i was 10 years old
so when they ask me why i still walk this route
it’s only for you, and i say that sh~t loud
[chorus]
only for you, i bleed, i speak, i sin, i fight
only for you, i load this pain and grip it tight
only for you, i ain’t let that trigger blow
only for you, i chose the mic, not coke or snow
only for you, i pray though i barely believe
only for you, i stayed while they all had to leave
only for you, i relive that night on loop
only for you, my brother — this life’s the proof
[verse 2]
we started driftin’, i ain’t even see it at first
i was chasin’ shows, you was chasin’ a plug or a purse
different lanes, but the same f~cked~up system
every win i had, felt like you missed ’em
i called less, you texted more, but i ain’t reply
was too d~mn busy try’na touch the sky
i heard from dre you got caught with a brick
you laughed it off, said, “sh~t, i’ll handle it quick.”
but you ain’t handle it, bro, that time did damage
locked in a cell, whole world outta balance
i ain’t write, i ain’t visit, i was on tour
but i felt you heavy, like a knock on my soul’s door
you got out skinny, broken, and mad at fate
told me, “fame fake, and real love show up late.”
i tried to tell you it gets better, just wait
but your eyes said, “nah, i’m too deep in this state.”
we smoked one on the porch, just like old days
you said, “success tastes sour if your brother fades.”
i ain’t know what to say, i just nodded like truth
then we laughed ’bout that one time we robbed a booth
we both changed, but the bond stayed raw
even when silence was all we saw
you came to my show that cold~ass night
hoodie low, front row, man that sh~t felt right
but i saw it in your face — you was tryna stay strong
applauding every verse like you ain’t do wrong
then you vanished for weeks, no calls, no sound
just rumors and texts saying, “he been around.”
i should’ve pulled up, should’ve checked on you fast
but i was caught up in awards and fame that don’t last
i knew you was spiralin’, i just didn’t admit
told myself, “he solid, he’ll never quit.”
but i was wrong, bro. and that eats at my gut
i missed your pain ‘cause my own doors was shut
if i could trade that tour, them plaques and applause
i’d give ’em all back just to pause your loss
you was more than a brother — you was my spine
when the world cracked open, you said, “you’ll be fine.”
but i ain’t been fine since that call came through
that’s why everything now is only for you
[chorus]
only for you, i bleed, i speak, i sin, i fight
only for you, i load this pain and grip it tight
only for you, i ain’t let that trigger blow
only for you, i chose the mic, not coke or snow
only for you, i pray though i barely believe
only for you, i stayed while they all had to leave
only for you, i relive that night on loop
only for you, my brother — this life’s the proof
[verse 3]
that night i got the call, i was half awake
phone buzzed twice, then silence — i knew it was fate
mama screamin’ through the static, barely caught the words
but i felt my chest collapse like the weight of the earth
“you gotta come home, it’s your brother, he gone,”
that sentence hit colder than a graveyard stone
i dropped the mic mid~rehearsal, ran like death chased me
heartbeat racin’, head spinnin’, why the f~ck’d you hate me?
all them signs i ignored, all them cries i missed
every “i’m good” you said felt like a blade in my wrist
i made it to the block, yellow tape on the scene
your blood still fresh — f~ck, i thought it was a dream
cops talkin’, neighbors cryin’, i just stood there
stomach twisted up like i lost all air
i ain’t shed no tears, just stared at the dirt
tried to rewind time — take your place, feel your hurt
they said it was a setup, that you knew the ones
that they caught you lackin’ just before the sun
but i don’t care ’bout reasons, i don’t want no name
i just want one chance to pull you from that flame
we was born into war, but you died in peace
you left me all this pain that’ll never decrease
now the fans say, “he deep,” but they don’t know sh~t
they ain’t seen us eat noodles in a house full of p~ss
they ain’t seen me patch your wounds or hide your strap
or the night we prayed we’d never turn out like that
but life ain’t fair, it’s a b~tch, cold and true
now every rhyme, every line, is only for you
[chorus]
only for you, i bleed, i speak, i sin, i fight
only for you, i load this pain and grip it tight
only for you, i ain’t let that trigger blow
only for you, i chose the mic, not coke or snow
only for you, i pray though i barely believe
only for you, i stayed while they all had to leave
only for you, i relive that night on loop
only for you, my brother — this life’s the proof
[outro]
you ain’t get to hear this beat, you ain’t get to hear this verse
you ain’t get to see the stage when i screamed your name first
they ask why i still carry your pic in my wallet
why i pour out the henny before i swallow it
’cause you with me, even now, in the booth, in the crowd
when they cheer, when they cry, i just see you proud
and yeah, i f~cked up — should’ve held you tight
but i’m holdin’ you now, every bar i write
you ain’t gone, nah, just stepped to the side
i feel you in my anger, my pride, my stride
so if i ever make it, it ain’t just my win —
it’s for you, my brother, through my voice and my pen
[part ii: my brother]
[interlude/skit]
you ever just feel… like none of this sh~t really matters?
i feel that every d~mn day, bro. but we push through
yeah but sometimes i don’t wanna push no more
don’t say that sh~t. don’t talk like that. you hear me?
i’m just sayin’… if i disappear, don’t blame yourself
you trippin’. you think i’d ever forgive myself?
you always had light in you. i had… shadows
that ain’t true, bro. we both been in the dark
you made it out though. music saved you
and i tried to save you too, dawg. i ~still~ am
you remember when we used to freestyle in the alley?
with mom bangin’ on the door tellin’ us to shut the h~ll up?
that was the only time i felt real peace
then let’s get that back, man. we still got time
you ever see a flower grow in concrete?
yeah… and that flower was you, bro. you just forgot
[verse]
next morning, woke up to a knock, heart skipped
eyes crusted, feet heavy, pulse startin’ to trip
opened the door, saw red and blue — felt cold
neighbor yellin’ somethin’, but my soul got stole
ran down the block barefoot, breath on fire
saw your body laid out like a funeral flyer
white sheet over your chest, couldn’t see your face
but i knew it was you — felt it in god’s disgrace
dropped to my knees, fists bleedin’ in the gravel
screamin’ to the sky, like, “why the f~ck he have to travel?”
f~ck the prayers, f~ck the preachers, f~ck the cross
what kinda god lets a king like you get lost?
they say, “he’s in a better place” — nah, that’s lies
better place would be right here with open eyes
cops askin’ questions, i ain’t speak a word
’cause they ain’t give a f~ck when we both got served
where was they when we starved, when the lights went dead?
but they show up now that my brother bled?
news flashin’ your name like we some statistic
while i’m punchin’ holes in walls, goin’ ballistic
you was tryna change, man, you really was
now i’m stuck with guilt, and a grave full of “because.”
i still hear your voice in my sleep, low and cold
“don’t let this world turn your heart too old.”
i see you in the mirror when i break down cryin’
eyes bloodshot, knuckles raw from tryin’
you ever sit in silence and hear laughter die?
that sh~t echoes in my ribs like a lullaby
i remember your smell, your chain, your kicks
the way you’d roast me when my songs ain’t hit
now i light a blunt and stare at your pic
feelin’ like a ghost with no soul to fix
i’d trade this whole life just to bring you back quick
i never told you this, but i looked up to you
even when you was lost, you still pulled me through
you taught me to fight, to never fold or beg
you the reason i got ten toes and both legs
you said i was chosen — i brushed it off
but now your death’s the price for every dream i bought
i wish i hugged you more, told you you mattered
wish i ain’t laughed that night when you said you shattered
wish i stayed on the line, talked past your silence
instead i said “peace” and fell asleep to sirens
we was brothers, but i failed you as a friend
now i’m stuck writin’ eulogies with a broken pen
you ain’t deserve that end, not that street
not them lies they told when they zipped the sheet
so i spit this pain ’til it knocks out my t~~th
now i’m wakin’ up, but i ain’t really breathin’
every heartbeat’s just a f~ckin’ reason for grievin’
your name tattooed on my wrist like time
tickin’ every second while i lie and rhyme
they say, “stay strong,” but what the f~ck that mean?
when your only brother’s gone, and you stuck in between—
heaven and h~ll, with a mic and a bottle
runnin’ from demons in full~speed throttle
i pray, but my faith cracked like your phone screen
blood on my soul, can’t scrub it clean
you left, now i carry your voice in shows
screamin’ your name while the crowd explodes
but when the lights go out and the silence creeps
i’m curled in the corner where the devil weeps
your hoodie still hangin’ on my closet door
still smells like kush and dreams we swore
you died — now i live like i owe you more
if you can hear me, bro, i hope you proud
i’m still standin’ here, screamin’ your name out loud
i ain’t numb no more — i feel it all raw
every scar you left, every broken law
i forgive you for leavin’, but it still hurts
had to learn how to walk without your voice first
had to smile through pain, toast to your ghost
even when i’m drownin’, i raise that toast
i wrote this whole album with tears on the pad
you live through these verses, every line i had
you ain’t gone, not in my chest, you breathe
every breath i take is the sp~ce you leave
i carry your name in my sweat and steps
in the pain i spit, in the love that’s left
no halo, no wings, just truth and fire
you were my brother — now my eternal choir
so rest, but don’t sleep too far, too deep
i still got things to say when i can’t sleep
[interlude/skit]
“lord… please watch over him
he didn’t deserve that end
he was more than the world saw him as…
he had dreams. he had a good heart.”
“i ain’t been the same since he left
every day feel like i’m walkin’ through fog
but if you up there, god…
tell him i’m still talkin’ to him. every night.”
“he smiled like mama, didn’t he?
even when he was in pain, he smiled
that laugh… i still hear it.”
“yeah… he kept us together
he was the glue. and now i’m just tryna hold the pieces
but i promise you, bro — your name gon’ live.”
“we light this candle for your soul
for peace, for mercy, for love.”
“only for you, my brother… always.”
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