What I asked for

Yeah…

Long nights taught me things daylight never could,

Every wrong turn still pushed me where I should,

I was asking for more, didn’t know the cost,

Now I see the lesson in everything I lost.

What if the weight made my backbone strong,

Every delay was guiding me along,

I asked for a throne, not knowing the load,

Now the load made me solid, now I’m built for the road.

What if the pain was part of the deal,

Pressure shaping everything I feel,

I didn’t break, I adjusted my aim,

Everything I walked through carved my name.

Started with hope and a pocket too light,

Dreams on my mind every restless night,

People said wait, I heard move instead,

Learned real quick how to think ahead.

I asked for progress, got tested hard,

Every open scar left a calling card,

Lost some trust, lost some friends,

But I gained the sight to see fake ends.

When it hurt the most, that’s when I grew,

Had to stand alone just to see what’s true,

I wanted respect, had to earn my space,

Had to face myself face to face.

What if the weight made my backbone strong,

Every delay was guiding me along,

I asked for a throne, not knowing the load,

Now the load made me solid, now I’m built for the road.

What if the pain was part of the deal,

Pressure shaping everything I feel,

I didn’t break, I adjusted my aim,

Everything I walked through carved my name.

Street taught lessons school never said,

Who stays quiet, who talks instead,

I wanted success, had to learn restraint,

Not every blessing comes wrapped in paint.

Short roads tempting, shining bright,

But I seen too many lose that fight,

So I took the long way, step by step,

Built real strength with the cards I kept.

They see confidence, think it came fast,

Don’t see the nights fighting my past,

I asked for growth, it stretched my skin,

Now pressure don’t scare me, I wear it in.

Heavy dreams don’t come light,

You earn your future in the silent fights,

If you still standing, you still in line,

That means the struggle ain’t wasting time.

Now I move calm, no rush, no fear,

Seen enough storms to see things clear,

I know who I am without the shine,

Met my strength in the hardest times.

I don’t complain what I went through,

Every scar taught me what to do,

I asked for more than a simple life,

So I learned how to carry the weight just right.

What if the weight made my backbone strong,

Every delay was guiding me along,

I asked for a throne, not knowing the load,

Now the load made me solid, now I’m built for the road.

What if the pain was part of the deal,

Pressure shaping everything I feel,

I didn’t break, I adjusted my aim,

Everything I walked through carved my name.

So when it’s heavy, don’t question why,

You asked for the view, that’s a higher climb,

Everything you facing ain’t random at all,

It’s building the version that won’t fall.