Built Without You

HOOK

I hope my happiness is sickening,

hope my peace makes you mad.

You clapped when I was suffering,

now gag when you see what I have.

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VERSE 1

Came up crawlin through the gravel, back against the wall,

Smiles full of venom, heard ‘em prayin on my fall.

They loved me when I was broken, quiet, easy to ignore,

Funny how the noise changed when I kicked in every door.

Had to lose some blood to learn who really bleeds with me,

Had to lose my mind to find some f***in clarity.

Now it’s wide-open roads, no rearview in sight,

If you wasn’t there in the dark, don’t show up in the light.

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PRE-HOOK

I ain’t bitter, I’m better, there’s a difference in the tone,

Built a throne outta losses, call it king of my own.

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HOOK

I hope my happiness is sickening,

hope my peace makes you mad.

You clapped when I was suffering,

now gag when you see what I have.

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VERSE 2

They mistook my silence for weakness, that was they mistake,

I was loadin every lesson, every scar, every ache.

From dirt roads to redemption, yeah I paid every fee,

Now my life look like freedom, and it costs nothin to breathe.

I don’t flex for approval, don’t beg for respect,

If you laughed when I was losin, don’t ask how I’m set.

I ain’t chasin no revenge, I just leveled my lane,

Best revenge is a smile while I’m winnin the game.

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BRIDGE (half-sung, gritty)

Let ‘em talk, let ‘em stare, let ‘em choke on regret,

I forgave but I never forget who you let me be left.

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HOOK (FINAL)

I hope my happiness is sickening,

hope my peace makes you mad.

You clapped when I was suffering,

now gag when you see what I have.

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OUTRO (spoken)

This ain’t disrespect…

It’s survival lookin good on me.