Verse 1

You said the road was closed, you said I’d never make it

I took your cheap-ass warning and I learned to fucking take it

Boots split, knuckles raw, still dragging myself through

Every damn wall you built just taught me what to do

Pre-Chorus

I’ve been down where the cold dirt calls

Now I’m done asking permission from walls

Chorus

I’m still standing, hear the whole world shake

I’m the hard-won answer to every damn mistake

No crown, no handout, no fear left to defend

I’ll be here when your excuses end

Get up, get loud, let the old doubt burn

I took every hit—and I fucking returned

Verse 2

They want a quiet little shadow, grateful for a scrap