Where I Been

Yeah right here. Always was. Just different now
(Hook – female voice, soulful melody)
(female, smooth + reverb)
Tell me where you been, where your light went
Did the pain make you lose your scent?
All them nights you were heaven—bent
Still found peace when the fire went
(Verse 1 – male rap, cinematic groove)
(rap voice calm, close to mic, laid—back flow)
I been tryna find me where I lost my trust
Gold on my pain, but it's still just dust
All these wins don't mean too much
If I can't call home when it gets rough
Had dreams in a room too small to move
Faith in my gut, no proof to prove
They said "love heals," I said "show me how,"
‘Cause I ain't felt peace for a minute now
(Pre—Hook – female + male overlap)
Female (soft): "Tell me where you been"
Male (underneath, spoken): "Somewhere between faith and fear, yeah."
(Hook – female lead, male ad—libs)
Female:
Tell me where you been, where your light went
Did the pain make you lose your scent?
All them nights you were heaven—bent
Still found peace when the fire went
Male ad—libs (deep, soft):
(yeah still here though still burnin' low)
(Verse 2 – male rap, slightly faster)
They said growth means pain, I'm proof of that
Bled through my words just to fill the gap
Lost some hearts I can't get back
Still, I move like I'm built from that
Every L was a prayer with no name
Every win still carries the same
Told my mama "one day you'll see,"
All this hurt gon' set me free
(Bridge – both voices layered)
Female: "Don't fade, don't fade"
Male: "Yeah, I been stuck but I still pray"
Female: "Don't fade, don't fade"
Male: "If pain made gold, I'm 24K."
(beat dips briefly, returns heavier)
(Final Hook – both voices together, cinematic energy)
Female:
Tell me where you been, where your light went
Did the pain make you lose your scent?
Male:
I been out there, in the rain and the sin
Still came back with the light within
Both:
All them nights you were heaven—bent
Still found peace when the fire went.Female (echoing hum): "Mmm where you been"
Male (spoken): "Still here. Still movin'."
(soul sample fades, vinyl crackle remains 2s)