Verse 1
Hands wrapped tight in a cold back room,
Breath like smoke, heart bangin’ doom.
Cuts on my face, pain in my chest,
Still walk forward, never second guess.
Road work mornings while the city sleeps,
Blood on the ropes and the scars run deep.
Everybody talks till the lights go bright,
Then you find out who was built to fight.
Pre-Chorus
I gave sweat to the pavement,
Gave pain to the bag,
Every round that broke me
Only made me bad.
Chorus
When the bell rings, the world goes quiet,
Tunnel vision, built from violence.
Nine minutes standin’ toe to toe,
Heart like fire and a mind cold.
I ain’t here for fame or glory,
Every scar got its own story.
You can knock me down, I still rise,
War in my soul and steel in my eyes.
When the bell rings…
I become the storm inside.
Verse 2
Heavy bag swingin’ at 5AM,
Coach screaming “again, again.”
Knuckles split but I still throw heat,
Learned long ago pain means defeat.
Seen dark days, had rage in my veins,
Had to fight life outside the ring.
Some break down when pressure gets real,
I bite down harder and refuse to kneel.
Pre-Chorus
Every bruise got a lesson,
Every loss left a mark,
But fighters are forged
In the deepest dark.
Chorus
When the bell rings, the world goes quiet,
Tunnel vision, built from violence.
Nine minutes standin’ toe to toe,
Heart like fire and a mind cold.
I ain’t here for fame or glory,
Every scar got its own story.
You can knock me down, I still rise,
War in my soul and steel in my eyes.
Bridge
No fear left, only hunger now,
Pressure made me, I won’t back down.
Crowd screaming but I hear none,
Till that final bell says it’s done.
Final Chorus
When the bell rings, I feel alive,
Every demon comes out to fight.
This ain’t sport, this survival game,
And I’ll die before I quit this name.
When the bell rings…
I step forward every time.
