[Intro]
Yeah
Still here
Still breathing
Listen
[Verse 1]
They said I’d fade out
Funny how I’m brighter than the day now (ha)
Came from the floor with the paint peeled
Now I sign checks where the name sealed
Heart full of doubt, but I walked through
Storm in my chest, took the long route
Prayed in the bathroom, fists to the sink
Tears on the tile, one more blink
Turned that pain to a plan, then I mapped it
Every closed door, I broke hinges off the brackets
They kept talkin’, never matched what I’m doing
I kept movin’, they just kept on assuming (yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m not backing down
I’m not backing down
Got scars on my name, but I wear ‘em like a crown
I’m not backing down (nah)
I’m not backing down (yeah)
You can push, you can pull
I’m still holding my ground
[Verse 2]
Left on read, now they read what I’m writing
Same ones that laughed wanna stand in my lightning
Food stamp nights, now the fridge stay packed
Mama said “fight,” so I swung right back
Late bills stacked like a verse in the notebook
Heat got cut, used the stove as the home-cook
Still showed up, same clothes, one jacket
Dreams in my backpack, fear in the back seat
Every setback, I just added to the toolbox
Learned how to flip failure into fuel stocks
If you see me on the edge, that’s rehearsal
I jump, I fly, I land in a circle (yeah, yeah)
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
Pressure on my neck, I rise
Weight on my chest, I rise
Doubt in my head, I rise
Watch me rise, watch me rise (watch me)
[Chorus]