The hard way

(spoken, low)

You thought I wouldn’t make it.

Watch me.

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Ashley showed up with a target on her back

New rank, new bars, yeah they hated that

Eyes lingered too long, lines got crossed

Power trips thinking she’d pay the cost

Late night buzz, phone lighting red

Captain talking slick, shit he never should’ve said

She shut it down, stayed professional

But they twisted truth into something unethical

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They tried to write my ending

Before I even began

But pressure don’t break warriors

It builds who I am

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FUCK ’EM — I’LL PROVE YOU WRONG

I didn’t cheat, I stayed strong

You wanted blood, wanted me gone

I outlasted every fucking con

FUCK ’EM — SAY IT LOUD

I earned my rank, I earned it proud

You prayed I’d fail, look at me now

Promoted the hard way — bow the fuck down

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Yeah—

Fat captain talking reckless from a broken throne

Said I fucked my way up — yeah, that’s your tone

Funny how the loudest mouths stay insecure

Threatening discharge just to feel mature

“I can’t wait till you fail” — say it again

While I’m stacking credentials, you stacking regret

Clean record, sharp focus, locked in

While your ego rots where your morals been

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(GUTTURAL)

YOU DON’T GET TO TOUCH

WHAT YOU DIDN’T BUILD

(pause)

YOU TRIED TO BREAK ME

I’M FUCKING UNKILLABLE

BLEGH

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I learned who smiles with knives

Who hides behind rank and lies

But I stayed straight, stayed right

While they faded out of sight

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FUCK ’EM — I’LL PROVE YOU WRONG

Graduated, still marching on

Didn’t fold, didn’t crack, didn’t stall

I survived every test, every call

FUCK ’EM — REMEMBER THE NAME

I rose through fire, not through shame

Say my rank when you speak my name

I earned it all — you stayed the same

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(GUTTURAL)

YOU TRIED TO BURY ME

I CAME BACK PROMOTED