# Same Roof

## William

### Hip Hop

#### Lyrics

##### [Verse 1]
Same roof, four walls, whole house full of pain  
Mama fightin' demons, still she smile through the strain  
Daddy keep it bottled, never speak on the stress  
Say he got it under control, but his heart a whole mess  
Lil bro act tough, but he break when alone  
Big sis in her room, feelin' lost in her home  
And me, I'm in my head, tryna silence the war  
Lookin' fine on the outside, but I can't fake anymore  
We was taught keep it movin', never cry, never fold  
Generation after generation, that's the story we told  
Sweep the hurt under rugs, put the grief in the walls  
Then wonder why the whole house shake when the pressure fall  
Everybody got scars, everybody got ghosts  
Everybody want peace, but the pain talk the most  
We a family for real, but we fractured inside  
Got love in the blood, still got tears we hide

##### [Hook]
Under the same roof, we all fightin' storms  
Smiles on our faces, but the pain got forms  
If I speak my truth, is it love or shame?  
Can we heal these wounds, can we break these chains?  
Under the same roof, tryna carry this weight  
Actin' like we good, but we barely feel safe  
Still I believe love can make us new  
If I hold on to me, and I hold on to you

##### [Verse 2]
Grandma said pray, Mama said be strong  
Daddy said toughen up, keep your head on  
But nobody said what to do when your mind turn dark  
When the nights get cold and you can't find a spark  
When anxiety hit and depression stay near  
When you drown in your thoughts, but you smile out of fear  
When your family need you, but you need help too  
And you stuck in that space not knowin' what to do  
I seen trauma get passed like a hand-me-down coat  
Pain too heavy for a child, still we carry that load  
Anger in the kitchen, silence all in the halls  
Love in little pieces when communication falls  
But I'm done with the act, I'm done with the disguise  
Real strength in the truth, not the tears that you hide

##### [Final hook and outro]
Under the same roof, we all fightin' storms  
Smiles on our faces, but the pain got forms  
If I speak my truth, is it love or shame?  
Can we heal these wounds, can we break these chains?  
Under the same roof, tryna carry this weight  
Actin' like we good, but we barely feel safe  
Still I believe love can make us new  
If I hold on to me, and I hold on to you