[Intro – Organ Hit, Low Growl, Spoken]
Don’t feel sorry for me.
Don’t clap for me late.
If you ain’t walk with me through hell—
save it.
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[Verse 1 – DMX Bark, Tight and Direct]
I don’t want pity from a mouth that never bled,
Never prayed desperate with the floor as the bed.
You don’t know hunger, you know inconvenience,
I know silence loud enough to split my senses.
They say “take a break,” I say “take a stand,”
I ain’t collapse when the weight got heavy in my hands.
I been left for dead, still moved forward,
Ain’t nobody comin’—that truth restored me.
I learned early: comfort kill ambition,
Sympathy soften the fighter’s vision.
So miss me with tears that don’t come from pain,
I don’t need sorrow—I need strength in my veins.
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[Hook – DMX Call-and-Response]
No sympathy! (NO!)
No excuses! (WHY!)
I survived the trenches
with discipline and bruises!
No sympathy! (LISTEN!)
No handouts! (NAH!)
I stood up on my own
when the help ran out!
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[Verse 2 – Darker, Moral Authority]
I seen grown men fold from comfort and praise,
Seen strong souls die from takin’ the easy way.
They want peace before they earn the right,
I earned mine through sleepless nights.
I don’t cry for applause, I cry to God,
Ask Him why the road been this hard.
He ain’t answer quick, but He answer clear—
“Stand up straight and face your fear.”
So I move raw, no cushion, no net,
I don’t beg mercy—I demand respect.
Not ‘cause I’m loud, not ‘cause I flex,
But ‘cause I didn’t quit
when quitting made sense.
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[Hook – Louder, More Aggressive]
No sympathy! (STAND UP!)
No favors! (MOVE!)
I don’t want your pity
I want proof!
No sympathy! (TELL ‘EM!)
No soft ground! (WHY!)
If I fall, I fall forward—
I don’t lie down!
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[Bridge – Spoken, Almost a Warning]
You feel bad for me?
Good.
Now watch what I do
without your help.
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[Verse 3 – Final Command, Controlled Rage]
They say “you deserve better,” I say “I deserve effort,”
Ain’t no crown given—only pressure.
I don’t talk survival like it’s poetic,
I talk survival ‘cause I live it.
Every scar a lesson, every wound a rule,
Every loss stripped me down to truth.
I don’t need applause when I win,
I remember who wasn’t there when I bled in.
So keep your sympathy, keep your tears,
I built my backbone from years of fear.
I don’t need comfort to validate me—
I validated myself
when nobody believed me.
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[Final Hook – Anthem, Barked]
NO SYMPATHY! (NO!)
NO MERCY! (WHY!)
I walked through hell
and I’m still worthy!
NO SYMPATHY! (LISTEN!)
NO RETREAT! (FACTS!)
If you see me standin’ now—
remember this!
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[Outro – Beat Drops, One Line]
I didn’t survive for sympathy.
I survived for sovereignty.
