[Intro]
I book my own shows
Pay my own rent
Turn my own keys
I’m the event
[Verse 1]
Ink on my hands
From signing my checks
I’m my own label
Tattooed on my neck
Flip my own noon
Into 4 a.m. flight
Carry my bags
Then I headline the night
Left on read?
I read my own rights
Turn my doubt
Into stage lights
[Chorus]
I’m an independent, one-woman riot
If you don’t like my noise, stay quiet
Built this from the floor, can’t buy it
I’m the storm, they just try to define it
I’m an independent, barefoot giant
Walk across the stage, still flying
Every “no” I heard? I’m replying
With a hook so hard, it’s defiant (yeah)
[Verse 2]
Rent’s due soon
But the crowd sold out
Paid in sweat
And a screaming crowd
Friends turned suits
Try to call me “brand”
I hung up quick
Kept the upper hand
[Pre-Chorus]
Who signs the checks?
(Just me, just me)
Who calls the shots?
That’s me, that’s me
[Chorus]
I’m an independent, one-woman riot
If you don’t like my noise, stay quiet
Built this from the floor, can’t buy it
I’m the storm, they just try to define it
I’m an independent, barefoot giant
Walk across the stage, still flying
Every “no” I heard? I’m replying
With a hook so hard, it’s defiant
[Bridge]
I don’t fit your playlist
I bend it, twist it, break it
Rap in my verse, then I rage in my boots
Sing in the hook, then I switch my roots
Little bit of sun in a smoky room
Little bit of bass in a bedroom boom
Little bit of rebel in a flower print dress
Smudged eyeliner, still a success (hey!)
[Chorus]
I’m an independent, one-woman riot
If you don’t like my noise, stay quiet
Built this from the floor, can’t buy it
I’m the storm, they just try to define it
I’m an independent, barefoot giant
Walk across the stage, still flying
Every “no” I heard? I’m replying
With a hook so hard, it’s defiant (so defiant)
[Outro]
I book my own shows
Pay my own rent
Turn my own keys
I’m the event