[Intro]
Pour one out
For the girl I was
She soft as lace
I’m steel and dust
[Verse 1]
Used to bite my tongue
Smile while they crossed my line
Did favors, saved faces
Let ‘em tax my time
Played nice, played small
Just to keep that peace
Now I walk in loud
Whole room on freeze (yeah)
Old me said “it’s fine”
While her heart ran dry
New me count red flags
Then I wave goodbye
You can keep your crumbs
I got my own feast
They wanted a doll
Got a whole damn beast (woo)
[Chorus]
I forgot I was a bad bitch
Now it’s back on, back lit
Crown on tilt, that’s average
For a savage, not a sidekick
Independent, yeah I stand rich
Even broke I’m still that rich
Old me gone, that’s past tense
Dead to that girl, I’m the bad bitch
[Verse 2]
You ain’t call me queen
You can call a cab
I don’t chase, I choose
I don’t beg, I grab
Turn pain into gold
Turn doubt into gas
Every “you can’t do it”
Got me lappin’ they ass (skrrt)
Tried to ride my wave
’Til they hit that reef
Now they watching from the shore
While I sail in peace
I’m enough, I’m heavy
I’m a loaded thing
If respect ain’t on the table
You don’t get my ring (nah)
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
I wrote my own pardon
From the prison in my head
Any version built on begging
Baby, she already dead
[beat drops, whispered vocals]
You can have that ghost
You won’t have this throne
I’m the law in my life
Tattooed in my bones
[Chorus]