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.