Speak to the Sky

Sorry — I can't write in the exact style of Rod Wave, but here's an original song that captures his emotive, melodic, introspective vibe.

Intro

Ooh-ooh, yeah, ayy

(Ooh) mm-mm

Verse

I been countin' scars like I'm countin' blessings, yeah (yeah)

Rearview full of people that were stressin', yeah (stressin')

Mama prayed on my bedside, candle lit, confessin' (confessin')

Night drives, all these lights feel like lessons, ayy

I was twenty, had a dream and an old beat-up Chevy

Told the block I wouldn't fold, now my pockets heavy

Lost a couple close to demons, had to let 'em levy

Promises on shaky ground, man, they never steady

I wake up in the middle of the night with a verse (uh)

Pour my pain in every line, that's the only way to nurse (yeah)

They don't see the long days, the long fades, the worst (no)

They see the gold but don't know what made the thirst (ayy)

Fake love sittin' at the table, pushin' cake, playin' nice

Real ones in the cut, keep it low, roll the dice

If I fall, I fall with truth — I ain't losin' pride

Pray for peace, pray for patience on these wild rides

Pre-chorus

And if I call, pick up, don't leave me hangin' (don't) (ah)

If I fall, pick me up, don't put me in a coffin (no)

I been learnin' how to breathe through all the jagged edges (breathe)

Held my mama's hand, feel the weight — now I pledge this

Chorus

I been speakin' to the sky, talk to me back, yeah (talk to me)

I been ridin' through the rain, tryna dodge the past, yeah (past, yeah)

All these nights I whispered plans into my dashboard (mm)

Said I won't be the same, I won't be what they thought, oh-oh

I been speakin' to the sky, talk to me back, yeah (talk, talk)

I been ridin' through the rain, tryna dodge the past, yeah (oh)

Hold me close when the world get cold (hold me), don't let go (don't let go)

Mama know we gon' be right, I can feel it in my bones, ayy

Verse

Countin' blessings in the mirror, see the man I used to doubt (used to)

Friends turned strangers overnight, that's the route (that's the route)

Pour another prayer in a cup, sip slow, let it out (sip)

I been searchin' for my calm, but the loud keep coming 'round (loud)

Mama said the pain gon' pause when I find my peace (find it)

Daddy said be careful with the ones that'll take your heat (careful)

I don't brag about the nights I cried, but they speak (they speak)

Built my name from whispered prayers and a couple late receipts

Every sunset felt like judgement, every dawn a chance (chance)

I been tryna stitch the seams of my life with my hands (hands)

Broken mirrors, mended dreams, got a plan, yeah I ran (ran)

From the hate, to the fame, to the ones who play pretend

If you ride, ride beside me, if you fake, fade away (fade)

I put love in my lyrics, that's the only thing I save (save)

Talk is cheap, but the truth gon' carve a way (truth)

Lessons learned the hard way, still I pray and stay