[Intro — low, spoken]
Yeah…
They see you different
When it finally starts working.
Funny thing is…
Nobody saw what it took.
[Hook — melodic]
No one saw the nights I broke
No one heard me lose my hope
Now they see the three Xs glowing
Like I always knew the road
I was down, I stayed quiet
Had some demons, didn’t show ’em
Now they wanna know the story
But no one saw it
No one saw it
[Verse 1]
I remember checking numbers
Knowing rent was coming fast
Had a dream inside my head
But couldn’t see beyond the glass
Everybody said be patient
Like that made the waiting easy
Had some nights I hated myself
Had some mornings I believed me
That’s the difference
I kept showing up regardless
Even when the room was empty
Even when the shit felt pointless
Even when nobody text me
Phone down
Headphones loud
Red light across the wall
Writing everything I’m feeling
Like tomorrow wouldn’t come
I wasn’t chasing being famous
I was chasing being free
Trying to build something permanent
From everything that buried me
[Pre-Hook]
Long nights
No sleep
Three Xs staring back at me
Desire made me want it
Devotion kept me moving
Destruction killed the version
That was scared of what I’d be
[Hook]
No one saw the nights I broke
No one heard me lose my hope
Now they see the three Xs glowing
Like I always knew the road
I was down, I stayed quiet
Had some demons, didn’t show ’em
Now they wanna know the story
But no one saw it
No one saw it
[Verse 2]
I’ve been broke without a dollar
I’ve been rich inside my mind
Had people standing right beside me
Who still couldn’t see the fight
So I quit trying to explain it
Quit expecting them to know
Some battles happen silently
And some scars never show
Now the chain around my neck
Ain’t there just to make me shine
It’s a reminder every version
Of myself survived the night
Every loss
Every doubt
Every door that wouldn’t move
Every time I almost stopped
But had too much left to prove
That’s VEXXX
Three letters crossed like scars
Every X became a chapter
Every chapter left a mark
And maybe when they hear this
They’ll swear they knew me then
But they only know the person
That survived to reach the end
[Bridge — stripped, intimate]
I don’t blame ’em for not knowing
I got good at looking fine
Learned to laugh through every question
While I’m fighting for my life
Maybe that’s why when I make it
I won’t need to scream I won
I’ll just look back at the darkness…
And know what I’ve become.
[Final Hook — layered vocals]
No one saw the nights I broke
No one heard me lose my hope
Now they see the three Xs glowing
Like I always knew the road
I was down, I stayed quiet
Had some demons, didn’t show ’em
Now they wanna know the story
But no one saw it
No one saw it
[Outro — whispered]
Desire made me start.
Devotion made me stay.
Destruction made me VEXXX.
XXX.
Love leaves a mark.