Off the Timeline

[Intro]
Yeah
Seen it all scroll by
Still here
Still bright
[Verse 1]
They told me “fit in or fade out”
I chose “stand up, stand out”
Timeline talkin’ like it know my soul
But it don’t know pain I don’t post, that’s old news
Blue light faces, hearts in cages
Chasin’ every trend like wages
I been tryna pay my peace in advances
Plant good seeds in the cracks of the asphalt
Whole world say flex, I say breathe
They want chains on the brain, I want keys
If I’m too strange for the feed, that’s fine
I’d rather be a lighthouse off the grid than blind
[Chorus]
I’m the light that the world needs
Even when the whole world don’t see
Yeah I walk my own road, my own speed
I don’t live for a like, I just lead (just lead)
When the dark try to drown my flame
I burn through the doubt and the shame
They can hate, they can laugh at my dream
I’m the light that the world needs, that’s me (that’s me)
[Verse 2]
They love filters, I love scars
Every mark on my heart made stars
Had nights where the roof felt low
Still aimed high with a broke halo
Whole clique say “do it for the image”
I’m tryna do it for the kids in the village
Who never see love in the mirror in the morning
Only see lies that the culture been recording
So I talk hope in a slang they know
Turn hurt into heat, then glow
Yeah, different is a risk, that’s true
But copies never change what the truth can do
[Chorus]
I’m the light that the world needs
Even when the whole world don’t see
Yeah I walk my own road, my own speed
I don’t live for a like, I just lead (just lead)
When the dark try to drown my flame
I burn through the doubt and the shame
They can hate, they can laugh at my dream
I’m the light that the world needs, that’s me (that’s me)
[Bridge]
When it’s all goin’ left, I stay right (stay right)
Heart too warm for a cold timeline (too bright)
If the world go mute on my fight
I still shine, still shine, still shine (woah)
[Chorus]
I’m the light that the world needs
Even when the whole world don’t see
Yeah I walk my own road, my own speed
I don’t live for a like, I just lead (just lead)
When the dark try to drown my flame
I burn through the doubt and the shame
They can hate, they can laugh at my dream
I’m the light that the world needs, that’s me (that’s me)

rap, Dark, spacious trap beat at 148 BPM, deep sliding bass and crisp hats under a moody bell loop; male vocals with a laid‑back, conversational flow in verses, hook opens up with stacked chant harmonies and a wider stereo image; subtle choir pad lifts the chorus, 808s hit harder there; ad‑lib delays and filtered drops between sections keep energy evolving while the vocal stays front and center., world, light, hip hop