Legacy

DREY

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Backstory

Choosing legacy over love. Not asking for forgiveness — just finally saying the truth.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I chose the name on the building over the name in your phone
Chose the legacy over coming home
I'm not asking you to understand the math
I just need you to know I knew the cost of the path
Every late night was a brick in something bigger than me
But bigger than me meant smaller than we

[Chorus]
Legacy over love
I made the trade with open eyes
Legacy over love
I'm not sorry — but I'm not dry-eyed
This is the truth I owed you from the start
I chose the monument over the heart

[Verse 2]
They'll remember what I built long after I'm dust
But you — you'll remember that I broke the trust
And both of those are true at the same time
That's the sermon nobody puts in a rhyme
I wanted to be remembered, I wanted to be great
I just didn't know that great and good don't share a gate

[Bridge]
I'm not confessing to be forgiven
I'm confessing because it's heavy
And I'm tired of living like the choice was easy

[Outro]
Legacy... it better be worth it
Some nights I'm still not certain