Glass Walls

(Intro)

(Sound of a marching band snare drum building up. Cinematic horns blast—BUM... BUM... BUM. Then a choir hums menacingly.)

Yeah.

They asked me if I was tired.

I said, "I don't know the definition."

I don't stop.

I reload.

Let’s get it!

(Verse 1)

I’m waking up early, I’m burning the oil

I plant all the seeds and I tend to the soil

You want the reward but you run from the toil

I’m heating the water, I watch it all boil!

I’m scaling the mountain, I’m breaking the fountain

Of youth, to tell you the truth, I’m surmounting

The pressure, the stress, and the people who doubt it

I’m getting the check and I’m taking the route that—

Nobody takes, 'cause they scared of the breaks

Yeah, they scared of mistakes, and they scared of the snakes

But I walk through the grass with a blade and a mask

And I finish the task, yeah, don’t bother to ask!

I’m locked in the zone, I’m building a throne

Out of stones that they threw when I walked all alone

Now they calling my phone? (Ring sound) Leave it at the tone.

I got work to do, I’m in a league of my own!

(Chorus)

(Heavy, epic drums kick in. High energy.)

I’m headed for the top of the hill, I got the will

I’m paying the bill, I’m shooting to kill (the beat!)

I’m never standing still, no time to chill

This is real, this is raw, this is skill!

You can try to block the path but I’m breaking the gate

I don’t leave it up to luck, I don’t leave it to fate

I put the plate on the bar and I’m lifting the weight

If you’re sleeping on me now, then you’re waking up late!

(Yeah, you’re waking up late!)

(Verse 2)

(Beat drops out for a second, then returns with a rapid-fire hi-hat. Fast flow.)

Look-at-the-stats-I’m-raising-the-bar

I-don’t-need-a-fancy-house-or-a-car

To-know-who-I-am-and-know-that-I’m-far

Above-all-the-noise-and-above-the-par!

They talk about "making it," I talk about "taking it"

Breaking the record and never forsaking it

You see a hand-out? I see a hand-up

You sit in the crowd? I make ‘em stand up!

I’m distinct, instinct, never gonna blink

I’m the missing link, tell me what you think?

Actually, don’t. I don’t need the validation.

I’m building a nation on dedication!

I’m sharp like a razor, I’m major, a laser

I’m cutting through paper, I don’t need a favor

I savor the flavor of winning, I’m grinning

From the beginning to end, yeah, my head is spinning!

(Bridge)

(Music quiets down. Intense orchestral strings swell.)

I remember when they laughed.

I remember when they said I was too intensity.

Too serious.

Well, who’s laughing now?

I don’t do this for the applause.

I do this because I can’t breathe if I don’t.

(Chorus)

(Explosive energy)

I’m headed for the top of the hill, I got the will

I’m paying the bill, I’m shooting to kill (the beat!)

I’m never standing still, no time to chill

This is real, this is raw, this is skill!

You can try to block the path but I’m breaking the gate

I don’t leave it up to luck, I don’t leave it to fate

I put the plate on the bar and I’m lifting the weight