Intro (Spoken – dark, minimal beat) It ain’t about me. Never was. Heart deceitful. Jeremiah said it — who can trust it? — 808 DROP — Verse 1 It’s not about me, it’s about the King, Every time I self-lead, I self-destruct things. I don’t trust flesh — that’s a loaded gun, Pointed at my future, watch the damage done. Selfish, egotistical, throne in my chest, Crown on my pride, put God to the test. Every time I think that I’m running the show, I’m spiraling fast but I’m moving too slow. Heart deceitful, wicked to the core, Who can understand it? I’ve seen it before. Smile on my face but corruption inside, I’ll justify sin just to protect my pride. I grab the wheel, then I wreck the ride, Call it control but it’s suicide. But when I hand Christ the reins of my life, Peace hits heavy like a hammer in the night. Hook (Chanted – gritty, gang vocal style) Deny myself. Pick up the cross. Lose my life or I’m already lost. Gain the world? What’s that cost? Soul on the line — that’s too high a loss. Cling to life — you lose it fast. Lose it for Christ — it’s built to last. He the Truth — no alternate path. Truth sets free — break every shackle in half. Verse 2 This ain’t YOLO, this eternal stakes, Heaven or the fire — no middle space. World whisper lies in my ear all day, Human approval pull my heart away. Every time I let flesh dictate, I drift from grace, I separate. But when the Word cut clean through noise, Chains snap off — that’s real joy. Believe in Me — that’s red-letter speech, I am the Way — no other reach. No one to the Father except through Me, That’s not opinion — that’s authority. Truth in love, not watered down, This that kingdom over crown. I don’t bend knee to culture’s trends, I bend knee where eternity begins. — BASS DROP / BREAKDOWN — What profits a man? Say it again. What profits a man? If he gains the globe — But his soul don’t stand? Verse 3 (Double-time flow) I tried the grind, I tried the shine, Built my name, but I lost my mind. Platform high but my spirit thin, Success outside but decay within. If you cling tight to this breath you breathe, You’ll lose it fast — that’s guaranteed. But lose it for Him? That’s resurrection seed, Die to self — that’s how you lead. Cross on my back, I walk that road, Nails in pride, let ego go. This ain’t religion, this blood-bought grace, King on the throne — I know my place. Hook (Harder – full instrumentation) Deny myself. Pick up the cross. Lose my life or I’m already lost. Gain the world? What’s that cost? Soul on the line — that’s too high a loss. Cling to life — you lose it fast. Lose it for Christ — it’s built to last. He the Truth — no alternate path. Truth sets free — break every shackle in half. Outro (Minimal Beat – Spoken Aggression) It ain’t about me. It never was. Heart wicked. Flesh weak. But Christ? Christ is King. Hand Him the reins.

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