[Verse 1]
Books in my hand, but the bruises on my spine,
Pops called me weak, said my nerd talk's a crime.
Dinner table silence, heavy like lead,
He yelled so loud, the walls turned red.
Mom in the kitchen, siblings in the room,
His voice a typhoon, thunderous doom.
He wanted a clone, but I ain’t his echo,
Wanted my soul, but I let it go.
[Chorus]
I’m the nerd he despised, the one who survived,
He wanted my life, but I’ve got my own drive.
I’m living my truth, he don’t exist,
A ghost in my story, a father dismissed.
[Verse 2]
He cracked the whip of his words on my mind,
Called me soft, but the scars made me grind.
His dreams of succession, a shadow I burned,
Turned my back, no lessons unlearned.
Siblings look up, but I ain't their dad,
I’m the nerd with a dream, and I’m glad.
Mom’s quiet tears, they watered my rage,
I tore out the script, broke free from his stage.
[Bridge]
Fathers preach legacies, chains in disguise,
I shattered his mold, wings to the skies.
Ignored his existence, erased his throne,
Built my own empire, all on my own.