[Intro]
Midnight signs a contract with the dawn,
Ink made of seconds, already gone.
I’m counting breath like borrowed change,
Every heartbeat hums: rearrange.
[Verse 1]
I keep receipts for moments I spent,
Laughs in my pocket, regrets I rent.
Mirrors talk slick when the lights go low,
Say, “You don’t own time, you lease the glow.”
I move through crowds like a quiet drum,
Every face asking where I’m from.
I plant ideas in concrete nights,
Watch them crack sidewalks into lights.
[Pre-Chorus]
If tomorrow sends a bill, I’ll pay in truth,
No counterfeit dreams, no wasted youth.
[Chorus]
I’m paying rent on tomorrow, not buying yesterday,
Trading fear for interest, letting hope compound my way.
No keys to forever, but I got today,
Windows open wide, let the future hear me say—
I’m alive right now, hear the echo stay.
[Verse 2]
Gold clocks melt when the bassline sighs,
Promises stretch like city skies.
I learned my name from the things I try,
Not the rumors that circle by.
Hands in the fire, palms don’t burn,
Every scar a page I turn.
I stitch my faith from scraps of doubt,
Wear it loud when the doubt taps out.
[Pre-Chorus]
If tomorrow sends a bill, I’ll pay in grit,
Every “almost” turned to “this is it.”
[Chorus]
I’m paying rent on tomorrow, not buying yesterday,
Trading fear for interest, letting hope compound my way.
No keys to forever, but I got today,
Windows open wide, let the future hear me say—
I’m alive right now, hear the echo stay.
[Verse 3]
Neon thoughts in a velvet mind,
Heartbeat syncs with the borderline.
I dance with risk in polished shoes,
Lose the map, still choose to choose.
If luck’s a rumor, I start the press,
Print belief in a fearless dress.
I don’t chase crowns or borrowed shine,
I build a sound that sounds like mine.
[Bridge]
Count it up—joy over fear,
Close the tab, keep love right here.
When the night asks who I am,
I sign my name with a steady hand.
[Chorus]
I’m paying rent on tomorrow, not buying yesterday,
Trading fear for interest, letting hope compound my way.
No keys to forever, but I got today,
Windows open wide, let the future hear me say—
I’m alive right now, hear the echo stay.
[Outro]
Dawn hands keys to a brand-new hue,
I step outside—rent paid, view renewed.
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