Still standing wrong

Intro (Clean guitar, distant noise, heartbeat kick)
They said I’d never keep up
So I learned how to outlast

Verse 1 (Tight riff, restrained anger)
I grew up labeled before I had a name
Doctors talking like I couldn’t hear the shame
Classroom laughs when I moved too slow
Every stare reminding me I didn’t belong

I tried to play the game by their rules
Smile it off, be grateful, be “cool”
But pain don’t disappear when you behave
It just learns how to hide in place

Pre-Chorus (Build)
I fought twice as hard for half the grace
Had to earn what they gave away
They saw weakness—I saw war
Still walked back through every door

Chorus (Explosive, defiant)
I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT AND THEY STILL CAME FOR ME
POINTED AND LAUGHED LIKE IT WAS EASY
I BLED IN SILENCE, STOOD MY GROUND
LEARNED HOW TO BREATHE WHILE I DROWNED
YOU CALLED ME BROKEN, I CALL IT PROOF
I SURVIVED WHAT WAS NEVER BUILT FOR YOU

Verse 2 (More aggressive)
Locker-room jokes, hallway threats
Teachers looking the other way again
I learned real quick how to take a hit
And still show up, still commit

They told me “life’s not fair, deal with it”
So I did—every bruise, every bit
I didn’t cheat, didn’t steal, didn’t fold
Just carried the weight till it made me old

Rap Bridge (Linkin Park vibe – rhythmic, sharp)
Yeah—
I was different, not defective, get it straight
Had to prove my worth every single day
While they tripped me up just to watch me fall
I kept my head down, still stood tall

Every joke hit harder than a swing
When you’re already fighting everything
I wanted revenge, wanted payback fast
But I chose a future over living in the past

They said “why you so tense, why you mad?”
Try growing up being treated like that
I did right when it would’ve been easy to snap
That’s strength they’ll never understand

Breakdown (Half-time, crushing)
I didn’t win because I was lucky
I won because I refused to quit

Chorus (Final, anthemic)
I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT AND IT COST ME MORE
BUT I’M STILL HERE—STILL AT WAR
YOU MEASURED ME BY WHAT I LACK
I BUILT A LIFE ON FIGHTING BACK
I’M NOT YOUR JOKE, I’M NOT YOUR FLAW
I’M THE REASON I’M STILL STANDING AT ALL

Outro (Quiet resolve → final hit)
I was never weak
I was just outnumbered

(Last scream)
And I made it anyway.

Metal, has rap breakdown, male