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You thought I'd drown in the verses I've led
Well, they're my words so the feels are so real
You thought I would crumble like paper to ash
But I hammered that shit into steel
I built me a throne out of heartbreak and rage
Took all of that pain and broke clean from my cage
I've learned who I am, can't deny what I am
And I know that my vibes got appeal
You thought me"too soft""too wounded""too deep"
Like my truth was a flaw in design
Thought my heart being soft meant I lost how to fight
Now my 'ego' and spine are just fine
Yeah, I'm perfectly scarred but my soul, it don't crack
My eyes on the prize and I ain't lookin' back
Yeah, I've died for this prize and the peace that it brings
And my path is now paved out in rhyme
You played out your hand like I wasn't the deck
But your Aces and Eights have been torn
Girl, I was the prize that you let get away
Do you think I was really the norm?
I'm a person, a poet, professor, a chief!
I'm reckless in love and refined
A particular kind that'll come your way once
A one-off, a one-strike design!
I'm wiser, I'm stronger, these rhymes help me rise
I'm lightning-borne, weather-worn - a storm in the skies
The song in your head
The breath on your neck
The truth you denied in your mind!
You sat at the table, the one that I built
You chose fear over love, do you feel any guilt?
I wear crowns, forged from the truths you denied
You gave me away for some hollow-ass pride?
I am now the man
I promised myself I would become
I lead with heart
I rise through fire
I choose legacy over longing
I build better worlds
So others might rise even higher
I honor the full measure of who I am
Unbent
Unbroken
Unstoppable
Unstoppable
You don't define me
I rewrite fate
100 deep
I elevate!
Yeah, songs written in fire
Not old, but their wise
Can't hold all my pain
So I will rise!
You think I was lucky?
I create all my chances!
Yeah, 100 strong
And to them, the world fuckin' dances!
I like how you vanish like a beat that exists
You disappeared like a ghost in the dark
No fuckin' remorse
Not a word, no goodbye
Not even a hollow remark
Yeah, I left, but I wrote you in rhythm and flame
You mattered to me, but did I?
Not the same
You chose to be proud, and you chose to deny
Still, I honor your presence and put you in art
It's sad that you chose to pick fear over flame
No, I won't hide in shadows!
There's no shame in my name!
You called me your"friend"
And that word froze my blood
Now that cold drives my lyrics
And my words are a flood
You said I was lucky, and maybe that's true
But I now know my worth, and it's so clear
YOU were a lucky one, too!
My voice remains, and is mostly kind
I see you now, but I can't be blind
I'm on the rise, and oh, I'll climb
Because I am
Unbent
Unbroken
Unstoppable
And my worth is redefined
You played out your hand like I wasn't the deck
But your Aces and Eights have been torn
Girl, I was the prize that you let get away
Do you think I was really the norm?
I'm a person, a poet, professor, a chief!
I'm reckless in love and refined
A particular kind that'll come your way once
A one-off, a one-strike design!