Scars & Stars

Verse 1: Pain]

I came from the cracks where the light rarely shines,

Tears in my past, but I buried all the signs.

Had nights where the silence hit louder than screams,

Lost in the smoke, couldn't breathe in my dreams.

Used to break down in the dark, no one to know,

Only the mirror knew the wars I never showed.

Fake smiles for the world, but my soul bled slow,

They saw the skin — never saw the storm below.

But I still dream big like skies got no top,

Still love hard though my heart’s got roadblocks.

Still believe in the fire when the cold won’t stop,

Still rise up when the world says drop.

I got dreams on the edge, goals in the wind,

Plans in my pocket and a love deep within.

Yeah, scars on my soul, but I’m aiming for stars,

Zolian ain’t broken — he’s just battle-worn hard.

I mapped out my fate with a pen and a prayer,

Wrote verses like steps, climbing pain like stairs.

Told the universe: “I ain’t staying down here,”

If they doubted my flame, now they feelin' the glare.

From the bottom to the booth, I build brick by brick,

Turning every “you can't” to a “watch this quick.”

Wanna ride through the hills on a bike I own,

Himalayan wind, feelin' free in my zone.

But I still dream big like skies got no top,

Still love hard though my heart’s got roadblocks.

Still believe in the fire when the cold won’t stop,

Still rise up when the world says drop.

I got dreams on the edge, goals in the wind,

Plans in my pocket and a love deep within.

Yeah, scars on my soul, but I’m aiming for stars,

Zolian ain’t broken — he’s just battle-worn hard.

They don't see the pain when I laugh in the rain,

Don’t see the chains that I broke from the shame.

But every fall taught me how to stand again,

Now I write my name in the hall of flame.

So here's to the fight, the path, the climb,

To the sleepless nights when I sharpened my mind.

To the ones I love, to the life I claim —

Zolian’s the name, and I'm built from flame.