[Intro – quiet, echoey]
They said, “You can't win...”
...So I smiled.
And tied my shoes tighter.
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[Verse 1]
“You’re not strong enough,”
Yeah, I’ve heard that line
Like a broken record
Spinning all the time
They throw shade,
But I bloom just fine
Thanks for the doubt—
It’s gasoline for my climb
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[Pre-Chorus]
Whispers in the back like I can’t hear
But I wear your doubt like chandelier
Tell me I won’t, that I shouldn’t begin
Go ahead, babe—watch me grin
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[Chorus – explosive]
If people tell you that you cannot win —
Don’t (listen), don’t (fold), don’t (break again)
Don’t give up, don’t shrink in skin
Your crown ain’t theirs to spin
If they say “You’ll never be enough”
Don’t (pause), don’t (cry), don’t (call their bluff)
Just walk right through their little din
And own the world they said you couldn’t win
(Don't. Don't. Don’t believe them.)
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[Verse 2]
They hate the fire they’ll never light
So they flick their words like bugs in flight
But I’m too loud to fit their mold
Too wild, too young, too brave, too bold
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[Pre-Chorus]
I keep receipts of every “no”
Hang ‘em like medals, let ‘em glow
Your silence doesn’t mean defeat
It means you’re building up your heat
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[Chorus – fuller, rawer]
If people tell you that you cannot win —
Don’t (flinch), don’t (fade), don’t (let ‘em in)
Don’t dim down, don’t fake a grin
You’re not their shame to pin
If they say you’ll never make it far
Don’t (kneel), don’t (bend), don’t (lose your star)
The throne was yours from deep within
Even when they said you couldn’t win
(Don’t. Don’t. Don’t stop now.)
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[Bridge – stripped back, heartbeat rhythm]
“Can’t” is a cage that fear designed
But you hold the key — every time
Let them doubt
Let them try
But don’t be the one
Who tells yourself the lie
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[Final Chorus – triumphant, cathartic]
If people tell you that you cannot win —
Don’t (listen), don’t (fold), don’t (hide your grin)
Shout your name, loud as sin
'Cause you’re the storm, not just the wind
If they say you'll break before you shine
Don’t (wait), don’t (ask), don't toe the line
You've already burned through every "when"
You're winning now —
So don't.
Don’t stop again.
Dayzzz
