“August 16” is a promotional single from independent Canadian singer-songwriter and rapper, SonReal. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The Official Video premiered Friday, February 27^th 2026^[1], via SonReal’s official YouTube channel.^[3]

The track produced by: Trevor Muzzy.^[4]

The song written by: SonReal.^[4]

Song: #August16

Artist: #SonReal

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“August 16” Lyrics ^[4]
Song by SonReal:

Intro
(Back where I belong)
(Didn’t hear me coming)
Ayy, ayy, ayy

Verse 1
Didn’t even hear me coming, drop the ball off the wall
My L’s turn to racket ball, be that way till my casket fall
Beastie boy’s what you want, serve ’em up a repertoire
That heal ’em like a bandage on the damaged part (Uh)
Give a (D***) ’bout the numbers, this that twenty summers humming (Go)
Rockets out here dumbing, bringing that feel back for the ones who numb and (Go)
This that coming up off the hip with new hits nobody can touch and
I’m ahead of the pack when it come to genre flipping, flip it, come on (Come on)

Pre-Chorus
Just run with it, I’ma run with it, okay (‘Kay)
Go on the road, I’ma take it my way (Go)
I’m in love with it, feel the love with it, okay (Ayy)
Mama made a legend August 16th day (Go)

Verse 2
The man in the mirror only one I’m finding peace within
Fighting with myself, I had to settle all my differences
Yeah, I just wanna live like Phil Mickelson
Look into my kids’ eyes, it let me know what vivid is

Chorus
(Back where I belong)
Go and make the call, you don’t gotta stress at all
(Didn’t hear me coming)
I been getting back to me
(Back where I belong)
Legend with the fall, watch me get back up and ball
(Didn’t hear me coming)
I been getting back to me

Verse 3
Voila, it’s honest work, I’m stacking bricks
In my winning arc with this as I put my heart in this
These days it’s short form, I built my repertoire from
Legendary art form, so run it up, go long
This one ain’t mine, this is our song
Life’s short, so go ride on
I used to ask, “Why God?” Till I made my peace like bygones
She told me that my words help her shake her demons
I told her that’s exactly why I been scheming
There’s pain in my pen and it drip for the healing
It’s not what you take its the gifts that you’re leaving
Didn’t even hear me coming, ten years deep, ain’t that something
My own tune, I’m steady drumming
They told me I won’t be nothing
I like the top just like a muffin
That’s why I been up to something now
Nuh-uh, you can’t tell me nothing
I put my fears on my back when I had my back on the wall
I put my tears on the track, haha, now I’m laughing it off
And now I’m

Chorus
(Back where I belong)
Go and make the call, you don’t gotta stress at all
(Didn’t hear me coming)
I been getting back to me
(Back where I belong)
Legend with the fall, watch me get back up and ball
(Didn’t hear me coming)
I been getting back to me

Bridge
(I feel alive)
(I feel alive)

Verse 4
People going through hell or high water
Feeling pressure feeding our sons and daughters
Life’s asking a lot for us to cough up
I sit and thought of the problems I had but won’t no longer
‘Cause thinking too much put a chink in your armor, they say
What’s drama to good thought farmer?
What you put out in the world become your karma
When it’s all said and done, I don’t want you to mourn me
I wanna leave something to celebrate for every morning
We all searching for the same thing to keep on going
Highs and lows are the opus of focus when you growing (Yeah)
And just as sure as the wind will blow
I’ma give you everything I have when writing these poems
So run it up, run it up
I’m just hitting my stride, so run it up
Run it up, run it up, run it up
I’m just hitting my stride, so run it up

Writer(s): SonReal
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