Don't

They said, “You can't win...”

...So I smiled.

And tied my shoes tighter.

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“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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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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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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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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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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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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“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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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.