[Intro]
Eleven years behind cold steel bars, thought I'd lose who I was
But I came back alive, like a fire reborn from the ash
[Verse 1]
They said I’d be broken, that I’d never see the light
Thirteen hundred nights, endless days turned to endless nights
Wrong place, wrong time, just a shadow in a cruel game
But I kept my spirit, kept the fire, refused to be tame
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I walk these streets with a brand new story to tell
Broken but unbowed, rising from the depths of hell
[Chorus]
I’m the exception, I’m breaking the mold
Eleven years, but I’m not foldin’
They said trouble’s where I’d be, stuck in the gloom
But I’m, the exception, I write my own tune
[Verse 2]
Came home to a world that moved on, but I still stand tall
Learned to fight, learned to love, and learned to forget it all
They see the scars but don’t know the battles I fought in,
Resilient heart, shining bright, veins still pump within
[Pre-Chorus]
No more chains, no more rain, just a sky full of hope
Turned the page, set the stage, no more dope, no more dope
[Chorus]
I’m the exception, I’m breaking the mold
Eleven years, but I’m not foldin’
They said trouble’s where I’d be, stuck in the gloom
But I’m, the exception, I write my own tune
[Bridge]
Every second, every breath, I’m redefinein’ what’s true
From the shadows I’ve emerged, got nothin’ to lose
This is my story, my fight, my truth
Unjustly imprisoned but I broke through
[Outro]
So hear my story, let it echo loud and clear
I am the exception, I’m finally here