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better daze

Hip-Hop/Rap

better daze was released on December 19, 2025 by River Sims as a part of the album better daze - Single

Song Details

Albumbetter daze - Single

Release DateDecember 19, 2025

LabelRiver Sims

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM96

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

River Jordan Sims

River Jordan Sims

Rap

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

River Jordan Sims

River Jordan Sims

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

River Jordan Sims

River Jordan Sims

Producer

Lyrics

Mama taught me pray before I sleep,

Even when the sirens sung lullabies in the street,

I was young, heart heavy, pockets full of hope,

Tryna write my way out, pen shaking like a rope.

Seen the hunger in the mirror, fear in my eyes,

Asking God why the good suffer while the evil survive,

I ain't perfect, I've sinned, I've been lost in my ways,

But I still fold my hands, ask forgiveness each day.

I knew a kid who had a smile like the sun,

Till the block taught him quick how to live with a gun,

Said "the world don't love you unless you take it by force,"

Now his name on a tee and his mom feel remorse.

I question fate, is it written or do we write it ourselves?

Is heaven overcrowded, or is hell overfilled?

Every night I pray for better days ahead,

Even when the voices in my head say I'm better off dead

Lord, I'm praying for better days,

Tryna keep my faith while I walk through flames,

I know we all fall, we all make mistakes,

Still I'm asking for mercy while the world feels cold and fake.

I'm praying for better days,

For the lost souls trapped in the cycle of pain,

If tomorrow ain't promised, let me live today right,

With my heart on my sleeve and my truth in the mic.

I knew a girl, dreams bigger than the city,

But addiction got her quick, now the world look gritty,

She was chasing love, found needles instead,

Last time I saw her she was talking to ghosts in her head.

I knew a homie, always said he'd be rich,

Started moving that white, thought that fast life would stick,

Till the feds kicked the door, judge banged the gavel,

Now he staring at walls, doing life for some gravel.

See, mistakes don't define us, but choices leave scars,

One step in the dark can take you real far,

I ain't here to judge, I ain't here to pretend,

I done danced with the devil, still shaking his hand.

Sometimes I ask God why the lessons hurt so bad,

Why the past still haunts me like an angry dad,

But pain turned wisdom, struggle gave me sight,

Now I rap for the ones tryna make it through the night.

Lord I'm praying for better days

Lord I'm praying for better daze

But best believe I'm praying that nobody get's in my fucking way!

If I die young, let 'em say I spoke truth,

Gave hope to the broken, gave voice to the youth,

I ain't glorify sin, I just tell what I seen,

The beauty in the pain, the blood on the dream.

I learned forgiveness ain't weakness, it's power,

Took years to grow flowers from the blood in the soil,

I still pray for my enemies, pray for my friends,

Pray the cycle breaks and the trauma can end.

This for the ones who ain't make it home,

For the empty seats and the unanswered phones,

If heaven got a gate, hope they let 'em all in,

'Cause we all just humans tryna pay for our sins.

Still praying.

Still breathing.

Still believing better days coming.

Written by: River Jordan Sims

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