[Intro]
Call me Nikki Rush
The gate is open
[Verse 1]
Greg left a name on the old workshop door
I carried it out past the factory floor
With a map in my pocket and dust on my boots
I learned every lock has a key to its roots
[Pre-Chorus]
Count every mile, let the warning bell ring
One breath from the edge, then I tighten the string
[Chorus]
Nikki Rush, I’m breaking through
No borrowed crown, no borrowed truth
When the whole world says, “Turn back, hush”
I raise my voice—call me Nikki Rush
Nikki Rush, with iron lungs
A brand-new name on a battle tongue
Through the fire, through the crush
I’m still moving—Nikki Rush
[Verse 2]
The midnight train shook every bolt in the frame
I watched the fields blur while I sharpened my aim
A red sun climbed over the industrial plain
And every hard lesson came back as a flame
[Pre-Chorus]
Five against one, let the cold numbers fall
I found my direction by facing the wall
[Chorus]
Nikki Rush, I’m breaking through
No borrowed crown, no borrowed truth
When the whole world says, “Turn back, hush”
I raise my voice—call me Nikki Rush
Nikki Rush, with iron lungs
A brand-new name on a battle tongue
Through the fire, through the crush
I’m still moving—Nikki Rush
[Bridge]
If you knew me then, you don’t know me now
The past is a tool, not a permanent vow
Greg is the spark, but the engine is mine
I redraw the border, I rewrite the line
[Instrumental]
[Final Chorus]
Nikki Rush, I’m breaking through
No borrowed crown, no borrowed truth
Let every tower hear the thunderous hush
The name I choose is Nikki Rush
Nikki Rush, with iron lungs
A brand-new name on a battle tongue
Through the fire, through the crush
I’m still moving—Nikki Rush
[Outro]
Call me Nikki Rush
The road is open
Call me Nikki Rush