Empire

[Intro] (whispered, wind blowing, soft thunder in background)

"You thought I was gone...

But baby — I was just building."

(pause)

"Brick by brick…

From the rubble they left me in."

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I gave all I had — till I bled

Built homes in hearts that left me for dead

Turned pain into purpose with every step

While they counted me out, I just took breath

They saw ruins — I saw roots

Dug deep down, watered my truth

It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t clean.

But it was mine — and now I’m queen

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Can’t break a woman who’s risen before

I don’t knock — I build my own doors

Ashes still on my hands

But baby, I got plans

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This is my empire

Built from dust, from fire

From every “you ain’t enough”

From nights when life was rough

I stacked pain like bricks

Turned heartbreak into grit

Now I rise, calm but tough

Bow down — to the woman made from dust

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I used to beg just to be seen

Now I glow without the need

No title given — I claimed mine

No cosign — just divine

They fed me lies, I learned to fast

From silence I found strength that lasts

Tired? Yeah. But still I show

'Cause queens don’t fold — we grow

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I ain’t made of gold or glass

I’m the storm that learned to pass

Still soft, but don’t confuse

This crown was forged by truth

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This is my empire

Built from dust, from fire

From every “you ain’t enough”

From nights when life was rough

I stacked pain like bricks

Turned heartbreak into grit

Now I rise, calm but tough

Bow down — to the woman made from dust

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I walk through ruins like royalty

Made magic outta loyalty

To myself, to my worth

Rebuilt joy right from the dirt

They took, they left, they doubted me

But baby — I’m still legacy

So if they ask what strength looks like

Tell ‘em: she survived… and built a life

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This is my empire

Built from dust, from fire

She ain’t broken — she became

Every flame, every name

I stacked pain like bricks

Turned heartbreak into grit

Now I rise, calm but tough

Bow down — to the woman made from dust

(soft echo)

“From dust… I rise