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