“POWER I DON’T SHOW”

INTRO (low, distant, restrained)

They look at me

and think they understand.

That’s the advantage.

This is Shadow.

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VERSE 1 (Rap – calm, confident)

I don’t show my hand, I let ‘em guess

Let ‘em think I’m less than what I am

I learned early power stays safest

When it’s underestimated by demand

I don’t speak on what I can do

I don’t list the weight I’ve been through

I don’t need the room on alert

I let silence do the dirty work

They confuse restraint with smallness

They mistake patience for softness

They think calm is absence of fire

They don’t feel the heat ‘cause I keep it wired

I’ve built strength behind closed doors

Where no one clapped, no one saw

That’s the kind of power that lasts

The kind Shadow doesn’t broadcast

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PRE-CHORUS (tight, low)

I don’t announce growth

I don’t chase respect

I let time expose

What they didn’t expect

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CHORUS (Metal – heavy, controlled)

🔥 I GOT POWER I DON’T SHOW 🔥

I don’t flex it for control

🔥 I KEEP IT LOCKED BELOW 🔥

Where discipline grows

From the calm in my voice to the steel in my stance

I don’t prove—I advance

🔥 POWER I DON’T SHOW 🔥

That’s the quiet strength of Shadow’s hand

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VERSE 2 (Rap – sharper, darker)

I’ve been tested more than they know

Pushed in ways I don’t expose

I learned real quick not every win

Needs an audience or a spin

I don’t talk numbers, I don’t talk plans

I don’t warn people where I stand

By the time they feel what I built

The moment’s passed, the shift is real

I let them underestimate me

It keeps things clean, it keeps me free

Overconfidence kills progress

Silence keeps my edge protected

They brag about potential online

I turn consistency into spine

I don’t need to be feared today

I just need to be ready someday

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BREAKDOWN (Metal – slow, crushing)

HIDDEN—STRENGTH

LOCKED—INSIDE

BUILT—QUIET

NO—PRIDE

WHEN—IT—SHOWS

IT—ENDS—THE—GAME

POWER—SAVED

NOT—EXPLAINED

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BUILD-UP (spoken, calm but ominous)

Power doesn’t need an audience.

It needs discipline.

I don’t hide because I’m afraid.

I hide because I’m not finished.

That’s Shadow.

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FINAL CHORUS (full force, layered vocals)

🔥 I GOT POWER I DON’T SHOW 🔥

And that’s why it grows

🔥 WHEN I MOVE — IT’S OVER 🔥

No warning exposed

From the grind to the calm to the weight I command

I don’t speak—I expand

🔥 POWER I DON’T SHOW 🔥

That’s the danger of Shadow unseen

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OUTRO (quiet, resolved)

They’ll notice one day.

They always do.

The moment they realize

what I’ve been holding back…

Is the moment it’s too late.

That’s Shadow.