Let Me Introduce Myself”

“Let Me Introduce Myself”

(Slow Jam • Hip-Hop • R&B • Rap)

(Mmm…)

(Yeah…)

(Oh-oh…)

(Talk to ’em…)

(PrettyPoison…)

(Ayy…)

Let me introduce myself, my name is Shastarriya,

Been quiet way too long, now they finally hear me, yeah.

People throw opinions like they know my whole life,

Pointin’ fingers at me while they fightin’ their own fights.

Always had somethin’ slick to say when I walked in,

Tryna make me feel ashamed of the skin that I’m in.

But every little word only built my ambition,

Now I’m standin’ ten toes, ain’t askin’ permission.

I learned pain got a voice…

Mine got louder every year.

You can judge what you see…

But you’ll never know what’s here.

Let me introduce myself…

My name is Shastarriya…

But they call me PrettyPoison…

I’m the pressure, I’m the fire.

No more holdin’ back my tears…

No more shrinkin’ outta fear.

If you thought I’d stay quiet…

Baby, not this year.

(Not this year… no…)

(PrettyPoison… yeah…)

Used to let the comments sit heavy on my chest,

Now I wear my confidence like it’s my Sunday best.

Every scar got a story, every bruise made me wiser,

You were throwin’ dirt…

God was makin’ me rise higher.

They laughed…

Now they watch.

They doubted…

Now they talk.

Funny how the same ones switch

When they see you glowin’ up.

Okay…

Since we bein’ honest, let me clear the air.

I carried everybody else’s weight, wasn’t fair.

Y’all had jokes every holiday, every reunion,

Now I’m buildin’ my own lane—that’s the real revolution.

I ain’t here to shame nobody,

I just speak my truth.

Turned every little insult

Into living proof.

PrettyPoison on the rise,

I don’t need approval.

If you counted me out…

Thanks for the fuel.

(Mmm…)

You don’t know what I survived…

You only saw the outside.

Now I’m lovin’ every piece…

That I used to hide.

Let me introduce myself…

My name is Shastarriya…

But you can call me PrettyPoison…

Watch me bloom a little brighter.

Every tear became my strength…

Every scar became my light.

You can keep your judgment…

I’ma keep my life.

(Yeah…)

(PrettyPoison…)

(Ayy…)

(This my introduction…)

(Mmm…)