Pressure

(Chorus)

 Gotta find my way out of these dark clouds, let it sift out
Always stuck in my penthouse
You know it kept me up, never let me down
That’s what I always told myself
When those scary monsters tried to take me out

Yeah, I told myself the height wouldn’t break me down
Told myself the crown wouldn’t weigh me out
But the higher I’m living, the louder the doubt
When those scary monsters tried to take me out

(Verse 1)

Look—
I been pacing through marble with blood on the conscience
Penthouse prophet, but poverty talking
Success got a stutter, it speak in deposits
Then whisper “remember when nobody got this?”

I was forged in the quiet, baptized in delay
Where hope feel expensive and sleep ain’t okay
Every smile rehearsed, every hug got a rate
Every favor a leash, every love got a blade

I told myself power was peace in disguise
Till my thoughts started taxin’ the space in my mind
Till my wins felt invasive, my rest felt declined
Till my joy needed witnesses just to survive

I’m not scared of the fall, I’m scared of applause
That come with conditions, contracts, and claws
I seen kings get embalmed while still breathing and talk
I seen truth get negotiated, softened, and sold

If the crown really heavy, don’t lighten the load
Let it bend my spine so I know what I chose
Let it brand me with pressure, let it tattoo my soul
I ain’t chasing forgiveness, I’m owning the toll

(Chorus)
Gotta find my way out of these dark clouds, let it sift out
Always stuck in my penthouse
You know it kept me up, never let me down
That’s what I always told myself
When those scary monsters tried to take me out

I kept saying I’m solid, I kept that vow
But the lies sound holy when you say ‘em out loud
From the penthouse floor to the pit of my doubt
When those scary monsters tried to take me out

(Verse 2 )

Aye—
Who want it?
I ain’t here for the list, the looks, or the legacy praise
I’m here to dismantle the myth you been selling as safe

I’m sharper than image consultants, louder than public perception
I been dissecting the game while y’all begging for seconds
They want me grateful and quiet, inspirational, harmless
I’m neither— I’m honest, I’m dangerous, balanced

I don’t beef with a name, I beef with the system
That reward imitation then punish conviction
Where the bold get corrected, the fake get protection
And the real get told “wait your turn” like permission

I been hungry with etiquette, starving with class
I learned how to smile while I’m sharpening gas
They want me inspirational, palatable pain
I want my truth undiluted, uncut, and unframed

I see idols turn icons then turn into caution
I see morals get flexible once there’s a profit
So don’t ask me for mercy, alignment, or optics
If I speak, it’s a verdict— I said what I meant

(Bridge )

I told myself
If I make it up here
I’ll finally breathe

But altitude just showed me
How many people
Was waiting on me to choke

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