I wrote this song while I was incarcerated in Foxlake correctional institution. It was a very dark time in my life. I threw a way my spiritual beliefs as well as who I naturally was. I wanted out but knew I was once again just a number in the system...more

Some relationships don't end because the love disappears they end because the timing never lines up. Bad Timing is a soulful R&B journey through missed opportunities, unspoken feelings, and the heartbreak of realizing that two people can be right for each other at the wrong moment. With emotional vocals, late-night vibes, and honest storytelling, The Mic1984 Music captures the pain of watching love slip away not because you didn't care, but because life had other plans. Hashtags: #BadTiming #TheMic1984Music #RnB #NeoSoul #Heartbreak #LoveSongs #NewMusic #Spotify #AppleMusic #SoulMusic #EmotionalMusic - Mastered by mixea.commore

"But Not My Voice" is probably the most personal song I've ever written. In it, I look back at my childhood through the eyes of the woman I've become. I sing about a mother who never abandoned me, who truly loved me, yet stayed silent when I needed her voice more than anything. . I never say what happened. Instead, this song explores the invisible cost of protecting appearances, preserving family peace, or defending a family name when the truth is asking to be heard. As I wrote it, I realized my anger wasn't only toward my mother. It was also toward all the women before her who had been taught that silence was sometimes the only way to survive. . Today, I think I understand her choices without pretending they didn't leave scars. Understanding doesn't give me my childhood back. It simply allows me to lay down a part of the weight I've been carrying for so long. . "But Not My Voice" isn't a song about blame. It's a song about love, fear, inherited silence, and the courage it takes to become the first person who refuses to pass that silence on. This is my way of reclaiming a voice that, despite everything, was never truly lost. . ============================ . [VERSE] I still remember Saturday mornings Your hand around my little wrist You made the world feel warm enough Like nothing bad could ever exist The house was full of ordinary days Pictures smiling on every wall But somewhere underneath the quiet Something small began to fall . [PRE CHORUS] I searched your eyes a thousand times Looking for the words we'd never say . [CHORUS] You held my hand... but not my voice You made the safest of impossible choices Saving names that had been standing for years While I learned to live beside my fears I know your love was always real I know you carried what you couldn't heal But silence always keeps the cost... And I was the one who paid it all . [VERSE] No broken doors, no screaming nights Just careful smiles and folded grace Adults pretending not to notice The shadow written on my face It wasn't only you, I know There were women long before your time Passing down the same old answer "Keep the peace and you'll survive." . [PRE CHORUS] Maybe every generation Called survival something else . [CHORUS] You held my hand... but not my voice You made the safest of impossible choices Saving names that had been standing for years While I learned to live beside my fears I know your love was always real I know you carried what you couldn't heal But silence always keeps the cost... And I was the one who paid it all . [BRIDGE] Now I see the girl inside my mother Trying not to watch her whole world break Maybe you were fighting different monsters Maybe you gave all that you could make I finally understand your reasons Without pretending they were right Understanding brings me closer... It never gives my childhood back . [FINAL CHORUS] You held my hand... but not my voice Love and fear can make impossible choices I don't hate the woman that you were I hate the silence we preferred I'll carry neither shame nor blame I won't protect a family name If healing starts with telling truth... Then let it start with memore