Intro

Yeah

No apologies

Verse 1

I came up where the rent was late and pride stayed fed

Had to make a meal from a promise and a thread

Every closed door taught me how to build a frame

Now I walk in quiet, let the record state my name

You were counting favors, I was counting every loss

Turned the pressure into posture, never asked the cost

Cold room, hard stare, still I kept the engine lit

If the crown comes with a target, then I’m built for it

Pre-Chorus

Don’t reach for what you never carried

Don’t speak on roads you never dared

I made my peace with being ready

Now every step is measured there