Pause… Not Done
BeBe Nyte
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ISRC
QZNMT2624357
Custom Track ID
r95PpYttGEqE
Composers
Betsy Boliscar (ASCAP) 100.00%
Original Publishers
Betsy Boliscar (ASCAP) 100.00%
Master Owners
Betsy Boliscar 100.00%
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Composer
BeBe Nyte
Lyrics
[Intro – soft, vinyl crackle, almost spoken]
Yeah…
Sometimes you gotta slow it down…
But that don’t mean you finished…
Mm…
[Verse 1]
I been moving through the pressure like it’s normal
Carrying weight they don’t see on me
Smiling through it like I’m good, keeping it formal
But it’s heavy when it’s just me and me
Late nights talking to the ceiling
Asking God if He still hearing
Heart tired but it’s still beating
So I know it’s gotta mean something
[Pre-Chorus]
If I stop right here
It ain’t the end of me
Just a breath I need
Before I rise again
[Chorus – melodic, emotional, replay-worthy]
I might pause… but I’m not done
Still got light when the day feels gone
I bend, I break, but I don’t run
I’m still here… I’m still one
Taking time don’t mean I quit
I’m just healing piece by piece
Yeah I pause… but I persist
I’m still becoming… I still exist
[Verse 2]
They don’t know the thoughts I silence
Just to keep my peace intact
How I chose growth over violence
Every time I wanted to snap
Yeah I could’ve folded easy
Could’ve let it all collapse
But something deeper always leads me
Pulls me right back on the path
[Pre-Chorus]
When it gets too loud
I just quiet down
Let my soul reset
I ain’t finished yet
[Chorus – fuller, layered harmonies]
I might pause… but I’m not done
Still got light when the day feels gone
I bend, I break, but I don’t run
I’m still here… I’m still one
Taking time don’t mean I quit
I’m just healing piece by piece
Yeah I pause… but I persist
I’m still becoming… I still exist
[Bridge – stripped, emotional peak]
Don’t rush my groove… I’m aligning
Every scar got perfect timing
If I’m still breathing, I’m climbing
Even slow… I’m still rising
[Outro – soft, loopable]
Pause… don’t mean stop
Rest… don’t mean drop
I’m still… becoming…
Yeah…
(loop into intro smoothly )