“Gold in My Scars”

I ain't had a silver spoon, just a plastic plate

Mama cried at night, said she pray I don't meet fate

Hood dreams, cold streets, where the love feel fake

I got used to pain early, now I serve it on a plate

Pops gone, I was young—had to teach myself

He ain’t leave a will, just a war with my mental health

Told God, "If you hear me, why the silence loud?"

Still I walk with my head high through the broken crowd

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There’s gold in my scars, I wear ‘em like chains

Pain in my voice, but I sing through the rain

Tryna heal in a world that profit off shame

They don’t see my heart, they just see my name

I bend, I break, I crawl, I climb

Still got love for the ones that crossed that line

Ain’t no crown without wounds on the way up

Still I shine through the dark, yeah I stay tough

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I remember cold nights, roaches in the crib

Now I’m fightin’ demons with a pen like this a bid

Shorty left when it hurt, said I ain’t her type

Now she see the glow-up, tryna spin back twice

But I got wounds too deep to fake a smile

Granny said, "You got grace, just walk that mile"

I ain't rich yet, but I’m built from the storm

Where the soul stay heavy and the heart stay torn

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There’s gold in my scars, I wear ‘em like chains

Pain in my voice, but I sing through the rain

Tryna heal in a world that profit off shame

They don’t see my heart, they just see my name

I bend, I break, I crawl, I climb

Still got love for the ones that crossed that line

Ain’t no crown without wounds on the way up

Still I shine through the dark, yeah I stay tough

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They counted me out before I even got started.

But I was never built to break.

I was made for this.

Gold in my scars…

That’s why I still shine.