**Intro**
Yeah…
Talk to ‘em
**Verse 1**
I ain’t here for the look, I’m here for the listen
Every bar got weight, every word got friction
They sell dreams with a hook and a rented belief
I sell scars, long nights, and the cost of relief
I seen talent get buried under comfort and fear
Seen cowards get rich just for soundin’ sincere
Everybody got opinions, few got a spine
I’d rather lose with my truth than win with a lie
I came up where excuses got laughed out the room
Where “try again” meant today, not soon
Mama worked doubles, pride stitched in her back
So I rap like rent due every time I attack
**Hook**
I earned my voice, I ain’t borrow the sound
Ain’t chase a wave, I just stood my ground
If they don’t feel it, that’s cool with me
I ain’t here to fit in, I’m here to be
Yeah I earned my voice, every crack, every flaw
Every loss just sharpened what I saw
If the room get quiet when I speak my truth
That’s usually proof that I hit the nerve too
**Verse 2**
They want artists quiet, grateful, and tame
Smile for the pic, don’t question the game
But I watched labels eat souls like a diet plan
Turn passion to product, then call it a brand
I don’t need a cosign, I need consistency
I don’t need a throne, just proximity
To the people who feel like they stuck in a loop
Tryna find hope in a city that chews
I rap for the kid who think he too late
For the girl told “wait” while they raise the gate
For the ones who been right but never been picked
Talent ain’t enough when the system rigged
**Hook**
I earned my voice, I paid the price
Every line handwritten, every doubt faced twice
I don’t rap to impress, I rap to survive
Put my whole damn life in a verse, that’s why
Yeah I earned my voice, no silver spoon
Just a cracked foundation and a stubborn tune
If I ever sound mad, it’s ‘cause I care
Indifference never built nothin’ fair
**Bridge**
They say “calm down,” I say “look around”
When silence get loud, I’m obligated to sound
If my tone make ‘em shift in they seat
Good — growth usually uncomfortable, see
**Verse 3**
I ain’t perfect, I just honest with it
I done messed up, yeah I carry the weight
But I own my dirt, I don’t bury the truth
Accountability hard, but it’s necessary too
I don’t need a hero, I need a mirror
Need to see myself clearer
If I fall, I fall forward
If I win, I remember who couldn’t afford it
This for the nights you almost quit
For the times you bit your tongue, swallowed it
If you still here listenin’, that mean you strong
They don’t like real voices — keep provin’ ‘em wrong
**Final Hook**
I earned my voice, every inch, every step
Every closed door taught me self-respect
If the crowd too fake, I don’t blend
I’d rather stand alone than pretend
Yeah I earned my voice, I speak it loud
Not for approval, not for the crowd
If this all I leave when the noise destroyed
Let it be known — I earned my voice
Outro
Yeah…
Say it with your chest
HollowVotive
