[Intro]
Yeah
I don’t back down
I don’t back down
Not now
[Verse 1]
Bite marks on my tongue from the things I never said
Burned bridges in my head, still walking on the edge
Mama said “forgive,” but the mirror said “attack”
Every scar on my chest spell a reason not to crack
Friends turned to ghosts when the money got thin
They was on the front row, praying I wouldn’t win
Dark rings under eyes, bright rage in my veins
I been smiling in the storm, soaking up the pain
[Chorus]
I won’t back down
Got my heart in the ring, let it bleed, let it bleed now
You push, I bite, I break out
You can hate my name, but you can’t shut my flame down
I won’t, I won’t back down
Even when the whole world wanna see me fall down
Tear me apart, I’m still loud
You can crack my bones, but I never back down
[Verse 2]
Love left me on read, blue ticks, cold screen glow
I was begging for a lifeline, you was posing for a show
You said I was “too much,” but you fed on my fire
Now you watching from the cheap seats, choking on desire
I got nights I remember, nights I regret
Voices in my pillow keep replaying every threat
Yeah, they tried to write me off like a bill they couldn’t pay
Now they studying my scars like a map out the grave
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
If I fall, I fall forward, face in the dirt, still moving
If I lose, I lose loudly, every wound still proving
Every “never,” every “can’t,” I tattooed it on my spine
If the dark wanna dance, then the dark dance with mine
[Chorus]