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Dust on the Bottle Cap
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Artist:Ford Nyx
Duration:2:48
Tags:rap,Warm,close-mic’d male vocals over fingerpicked acoustic guitar and soft brushed kit; pedal steel swells and a low fiddle pad coloring the verses. Chorus opens wider with stacked harmonies and a steady backbeat. Final section shifts into a half-time country-trap hybrid: subtle 808-style low end and tight hi-hats tucked under the same guitar loop while the vocal moves into a melodic rap cadence.,sad,male vocals,country
[Verse 1] Found your note in a shoebox Right beside my old bar tabs Coffee cold on the counter Hands shakin’ round that paper scrap You wrote, “I love you, but I’m leavin’” Said you’d seen this show before Same lies, same late nights Same body passed out on the floor [Chorus] You were the one thing I kept losin’ At the bottom of a bottle, in the glow of a screen I traded our future for a short little feelin’ Left your side of the bed stuck in a bad dream But I clawed my way out of that dark old room Now the sun hits different when it comes through the blinds Yeah, I lost your love to the worst in me But I finally found the man you hoped I’d find [Verse 2] First week felt like winter In the middle of July Sweat, shakes, every mirror Was a fight with my own eyes Mama cooked and just sat there Didn’t say a word ‘til night She said, “Son, shame is just a shackle Don’t chain it to your life” [Chorus] You were the one thing I kept losin’ At the bottom of a bottle, in the glow of a screen I traded our future for a short little feelin’ Left your side of the bed stuck in a bad dream But I clawed my way out of that dark old room Now the sun hits different when it comes through the blinds Yeah, I lost your love to the worst in me But I finally found the man you hoped I’d find [Bridge] These days it’s black coffee And I sleep through the night Your picture’s on the dresser But it don’t start a fight If we never get back I still got this truth I had to lose me Just to come back new [Rap] Yeah Used to chase that burn ‘til the days went blank Phone full of texts I forgot to thank You cried on the porch, said, “I can’t stay” I was halfway gone in a drift of shame I hit that wall, hit my knees, hit God Hit every damn step in that parking lot Twelve little numbers, one shaky call “Man, I’m sick of this life, I’m done with it all” Now it’s late-night rides with the windows down Same old town got a different sound I pass that bar, keep drivin’ on by Got a ring in the dash, got a clear blue sky I ain’t who I was when I let you go But I carry your name everywhere I go If we never make us, I still made it through Yeah, I finally became who I promised you (yeah)