Prompt / Lyrics
( Verse 1) I was built in the chaos, baptized in doubt Learned how to move when the lights went out Every promise broke like glass in my hands So I made my faith something I could stand on Had to bleed just to prove I exist Had to lose just to learn what this is They pray for my fall, I pray for endurance We don’t live the same, don’t talk the same burdens Pressure made diamonds, pain made kings I don’t chase applause, I chase meaning If I said I’m healed, I’d be lying some days But I still show up — that’s strength, not fake Pre-Chorus (2x) I ain’t come this far for a maybe I ain’t wear this crown for the photo (Chorus) This is the reign after the storm Gold in the cracks where the pain was born Tried to break me, I reformed I don’t survive — I transform This is the reign after the storm Built from the nights I prayed alone If you hear this, know it’s earned I didn’t fold — I was forged Verse 2 They see the shine, never saw the cost Never felt the weight when the faith felt lost I made a promise in a broken room If I make it out, I’m pulling them through I don’t flex money, I flex resolve I flex showing up when I wanted to stall They want shortcuts, I took the long way Now every step hit like a drum break God talks quiet but He don’t miss Every closed door was part of this They counted me out like it was math Now they asking how I did the math Bridge 1 (half-time / stripped) If this is all I leave behind Let it be proof I survived my mind I turned wounds into weaponry Pain taught me who I’m meant to be Verse 3 (gut-punch) I had nights where faith felt rented Prayed hard but still felt empty Smiled for them, bled in private Carried crosses they never mentioned I ain’t bitter, I’m just aware Some people love you till you get there They cheer the rise, not the climb They want the fruit, not the vine I learned silence is sacred ground Some battles won when you don’t make a sound If God delayed it, He was shaping me If He broke me, He was saving me Post-Chorus Break (chant / crowd moment) Say it back if you know the cost (We were lost) Say it loud if you paid the price (We paid it twice) If the storm didn’t take your soul Then lift that crown — you earned that role Bridge 2 (spoken → sung build) They called it luck I call it scars aligning They call it timing I call it surviving Every tear I hid in the dark Came back as fire when it sparked I ain’t proud of the hell I seen But I thank God it didn’t end me ⸻ Final Chorus (max energy / layered vocals) This is the reign after the storm Not a trend, not a moment worn Built from nights I prayed alone Still stood tall when hope was gone This is the reign after the storm Every crack still drips with gold If you feel this in your bones You don’t survive — you ascend Outro (legacy / spoken) Yeah… If this world never gives me credit If my name fades out with time Let it be said I never folded And I left a light behind Crowns ain’t given. They’re remembered. Reign after the storm.
Tags
78-134 BMP, Conscious Boom-Bap Hip-Hop, Conscious Hip-Hop, East Coast × West Coast Hip-Hop, Classic / Golden Era Hi
Duration
4:09
Instrumental
No
Created
1/20/2026