UNDERTOW · Unmarked Records · UR-037

UNDERTOW — Unmarked Records UR-037 A 90s R&B hip-hop soul ballad built on a shimmering clean melodic electric guitar riff threading throughout the entire song, smooth programmed drums with crisp snare and tight hi-hat, deep round driving bass, lush swelling strings entering at the chorus, layered female harmony vocals, and a husky alto lead — warm with sadness. A female rap verse arrives mid-song, urgent and precise. About the pull of dangerous choices — cautionary compassion, beauty hiding devastation. Listen on all streaming platforms: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/unm... — Genre: 90s R&B / Hip-Hop Soul / Classic R&B Ballad Mood: Cautionary, smooth, lush, sad-warm, devastating Era influence: Mid-1990s Atlanta R&B production Sits alongside: 90s R&B, classic hip-hop soul, Atlanta R&B ballads, socially conscious R&B, female alto soul — Lyrics: (Verse 1) She had a plan that started small and ended in the deep A little taste of faster living, nothing she could keep The money came like water and it left the same way too And every door she walked through had a smaller door behind it (Chorus) Don't go running where the current pulls you under Stay where the water's slow enough to breathe I know the edge looks beautiful from where you're standing But the fall is always farther than you think it's gonna be (Verse 2) He wore his heart like something borrowed, never like his own Every body was a bandage for a wound he wouldn't show The doctor's office waiting room, the fluorescent and the shame He traded every honest feeling for a night without a name (Chorus) Don't go running where the current pulls you under Stay where the water's slow enough to breathe I know the edge looks beautiful from where you're standing But the fall is always farther than you think it's gonna be (Rap Verse) See the thing about the water is it always looks like freedom From the bank it's shining golden but the golden is the reason People drown in what they're chasing thinking deeper means they're winning But the ones who make it out alive are ones who knew the limit Every shortcut got a long way back and every high's a debt And the river don't remember all the people that it kept (Bridge) (I've watched too many go) (I've watched too many go) (Final Chorus) Don't go running where the current pulls you under Stay where the water's slow enough to breathe I know the edge looks beautiful from where you're standing But the fall is always farther Always farther Than you think it's gonna be (Outro) Slow enough to breathe — Unmarked Records is an independent music label. New releases regularly across all genres. All music made with AI. https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/unm...