Now

[Intro]
Heart on my sleeve
Teeth on the curb of a dream
Bite down, breathe
I’ve been waiting in the bloodstream
[Verse 1]
All these headlines in my head
Talk loud, but they go dead
I was raised on “sit, obey”
Now I write my own last name
Pressure in my jaw, I grind
Metal in my mouth, my mind
Every scar that they designed
Turned to armor in my spine
[Pre-Chorus]
They said “later”
They said “maybe”
But later never came and the “maybe” never saved me
Clock hands tremor
Sweat on my brow
If I don’t take it in the next ten seconds, then it’s now
[Chorus]
Now
Heartbeat pounding like a countdown (hey!)
Shout my vow till the walls fall down
I don’t bow, I was made for the fallout
Say it from the gut, from the ground, from the all-out
Now
Both fists up, that’s my crown
Name in my chest like a drum sound
I don’t run, I don’t wait for the call-out
Say it till my lungs give out
(now, now, now)
[Verse 2]
I was silence in the back row
Black hood, eyes low
Dreams folded in my coat
Kept cold, never spoke
Then the floor cracked under fear
Saw my shadow volunteer
Heard my future in my ear:
“If you’re breathing, you’re already here”
[Pre-Chorus]
They said “later”
They said “someday”
But someday is a grave where the brave ones never make way
Clock hands tremor
Sweat on my brow
If I don’t take it in the next ten seconds, then it’s now
[Chorus]
Now
Heartbeat pounding like a countdown (hey!)
Shout my vow till the walls fall down
I don’t bow, I was made for the fallout
Say it from the gut, from the ground, from the all-out
Now
Both fists up, that’s my crown
Name in my chest like a drum sound
I don’t run, I don’t wait for the call-out
Say it till my lungs give out
(now, now, now)
[Bridge]
[Drums drop to heartbeat pulse, spoken low]
Breathe in
Count four
Every bruise, every doubt you wore
Breathe out
Let it roar
You were never built to beg for more
[Chant]
Now, now, now, now
Say it from your ribs so loud
Now, now, now, now
This is where you tear that doubt
[Chorus]
Now
Heartbeat pounding like a countdown (hey!)
Shout my vow till the walls fall down
I don’t bow, I was made for the fallout
Say it from the gut, from the ground, from the all-out
Now
Both fists up, that’s my crown
Name in my chest like a drum sound
I don’t run, I don’t wait for the call-out
Say it till my lungs give out
(now, now, now)

rap, Alt-pop / hip-hop hybrid anthem with male vocals, cinematic tom-heavy drums and serrated, detuned guitars. Dark, close-mic rap in the verses over sparse low-end pulses; choruses explode with gang shouts, octave-doubled lead, and massive sub drops. Heartbeat kick pattern in the intro and breakdown, guitars widening and distorting in the final hook for a towering, cathartic finish., male vocals, deep, pop, hip-hop