Leavin

Album

Single

Label

Alamo Records

Genre

Hip hop

Entered Chart

Oct 25, 2025

Peak Date

Nov 1, 2025

Released

10/15/25

Comprising one long verse, "Leavin" is Rod Wave's raw confession about his pain and troubled life. He intends to walk away, even from those he cares about, and he warns them not to wait for him to return. Rod Wave has long used his music as therapy. "Leavin" continues the theme of emotional exhaustion that runs through his catalog, a worldview shaped by instability, betrayal, and the hard lessons of trust. It echoes the same ache he voiced in "Break My Heart," when he admitted, "I don't know who to trust, I feel like everybody lying." That line now feels like a prelude to "Leavin," where the mistrust has calcified into resignation, not just questioning who's real, but deciding it's safer to disappear altogether. Behind the boards, TnTXD, JB, TrillGotJuice, O Soma, and Sensei Rocky built the swing-inflected, soulful, and sparse beat. TnTXD, JB, TrillGotJuice, O Soma, and Sensei Rocky produced the track. TnTXD, JB and TrillGotJuice are all regular Rod Wave producers; TnTXD, in particular, has been instrumental in shaping Rod Wave's sound since 2020. "Leavin'" incorporates Sophia Alexa's vocal melody and phrasing from her 2022 track "The Way You See Me" as a foundational element of the beat, contributing to the song's haunting, soulful atmosphere. Directed by Jerry Production, the "Leavin" video finds Rod Wave performing in and around an opulent mansion at night, with only his jewelry and armed guards to keep him company.

I ain't gon' lie
I love this shit so much
This shit— this shit for lovin' nobody
I love all of my fans and shit (I'ma rock with— huh)
I just did this for all the times, just wanted to let ya know (I'ma rock with ya)
Snakes around partners (Uh)

I got real war wounds, all my life feelin' pain (Yeah)
Holes in my shoes came from walkin' through the rain (Yeah)
It's a real dirty game, snakes look like friends
Solid shit, might bend for a blue benjamin (Yeah)
Lost my right hand, that shit killin' me the most (Yeah)
How I stay afloat with a hole in my boat? (Yeah)
Niggas throwin' low blows when your back against the rope
Nigga, try and play you close just so they can cut your throat
This life shit so confusing, I go for what I know (Ooh)
I never trust a nigga and I never love a ho
Ain't nobody that I'm trusting
Drugs in my body, I don't want to feel nothing
Pain deep inside me, I should have kept running
Crackers gotta free me, the end of discussion
He mad about a feature, tell them, motherfuck 'em
Mafia livin', I got love for my youngins
Lil glizzy out the window, pussy niggas get to ducking, they taco
On the road to the riches (Dodgin' pot holes)
You got the devil on your back? It's snakes in your grass
Noonie, slow down, don't crash, Noonie
And It's so lonely at the top, everything changed on me
I don't fuck with them niggas, so they hate on me (Woah, oh)
Mama this your baby, could ya pray for me?
I'm leavin' again (Better pray for me), but this time don't wait on me (On me)
Don't (Oh, no, no), I'm leavin', leavin' again (Yeah)
This time don't wait on me (Oh, don't leave)
Don't wait on me (Yeah)
Don't wait all day (For a rap nigga)
Don't wait all day (Fuck a rap nigga)
This time don't wait on me (I don't wanna rock with ya)
Don't wait on me (Yeah)
Leavin', leavin' again
This time don't wait on me (Yeah, wait on me)
Don't wait on me