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[Intro – low, commanding] They showed the chains. They showed the cages. But they never showed the dominance. Let me fix that.

[Hook – aggressive, triumphant] Chained us, broke us, tried to erase Still rose up, still took our place From fields to courts, to stadium lights Turned survival into victory nights They show our scars on every screen But never show how hard we win From nothing to dominance Yeah… this is providence

[Verse 1 – raw history] They beat our backs, shackled our stride Tried to strip the manhood, bury the pride Worked us sun-up, starved the soul Then shocked we strong, shocked we cold They taught us pain before they taught us play So when we compete, it ain’t just a game We ran ‘cause we had to, chased just to live Now we outrun records they never thought we’d give Built bodies in bondage, strength from stress So when we hit the field, we hit possessed That ain’t luck, that’s evolution Pressure made diamonds, not excuses

[Hook – chant, stacked] From chains to championships FACT From fields to ownership LOOK They taught us survival first Now we dominate on every surface Football, basketball, baseball too Anything we touch, we run it through They hate the shine but love the view Built to prevail, yeah that’s the truth

[Verse 2 – sports + dominance] Couldn’t even play, had to fight to compete Now the league don’t move if we don’t eat Quarterbacks, point guards, MVPs Whole franchises rise on our knees They sell our jerseys, copy our style But still paint us criminals every trial They show the mugshots, never the medals Never the discipline, never the levels Never the film room, never the grind Never the genius in a trained mind We dominate strategy, speed, and force But they only talk downfall, never source

[Bridge – half beat] If greatness was accidental We wouldn’t be this consistent

[Verse 3 – system exposed, strength affirmed] They criminalized our hustle, monetized our fall Then fear us ‘cause we still stand tall More time for drugs than murderers get But we still produce legends they can’t forget They show stereotypes on repeat But won’t show boardrooms, doctors, elite Won’t show fathers fighting the odds Won’t show scholars breaking the frauds They scared if the balance ever get shown ‘Cause dominance plus truth mean the system gone

[Hook – FINAL, victorious] Chained us, broke us, tried to erase Still rose up, still took our place From fields to courts, to stadium lights Turned survival into victory nights They show our scars on every screen But never show how hard we win From nothing to dominance Yeah… this is providence

[Outro – calm, powerful] We didn’t just survive history. We mastered it. And every time we dominate— That’s proof they failed. Beat fades. [Bridge – half beat] If greatness was accidental We wouldn’t be this consistent [Bridge – half beat] If greatness was accidental We wouldn’t be this consistent [Bridge – half beat] If greatness was accidental We wouldn’t be this consistent [Bridge – half beat] If greatnes

They showed the chains.

They showed the cages.

They showed the wounds.

They showed the loss, the tears, the damage.

But they never showed the dominance.

They never showed the control, the rise, the mastery.

Let me fix that.

Chained us, broke us, tried to erase

Still rose up, still took our place

From dirt tracks to Olympic lanes

From survival runs to global flames

They show our scars on every screen

Replay the pain, crop out the win

From nothing to dominance

Yeah… this is providence

Black women ran first, history clocked it

Fastest on earth, the stopwatch locked it

From Olympic finals to world-record lanes

Carrying nations while breaking restraints

Trained through pressure history applied

Whole bloodlines in every stride

Gold medals forged from inherited pain

Turning centuries into seconds gained

They didn’t just race, they rewrote time

Bent physics forward, crossed the line

Sprint queens, relay gods

Dominance moving through flesh and odds

They call it talent, call it chance

But chance don’t survive this long of a dance

This is repetition, discipline, design

Generations sharpening one moment in time

From chains to championships FACT

From fields to ownership LOOK

Survival taught first, dominance next

Every surface shows the effects

Track, court, field worldwide

Anything we touch multiplies

They beat our backs, shackled our stride

Tried to strip the manhood, bury the pride

Worked us sun-up, starved the soul

Then shocked we strong, shocked we cold

Pain before play, pressure before fame

So when we compete it ain’t just a game

We ran to live, chased just to eat

Now we outrun history at world-class speed

Entire leagues pause when we appear

Economies move when we shift gears

They sell the jerseys, copy the style

Still frame us guilty at every trial

They love the profit, fear the truth

Fear the proof of what we produce

If greatness was accidental

We wouldn’t be this consistent

They criminalized hustle, monetized fall

Then feared us ‘cause we still stand tall

Won’t show doctors, scholars, elite

Won’t show boardrooms or balance sheets

Won’t show mothers building kings

Or daughters sprinting through everything

Won’t show the planning, won’t show the cost

Won’t show what was taken, won’t show what was lost

They scared if the truth ever shown

‘Cause dominance plus truth mean the system gone

Chained us, broke us, tried to erase

Still rose up, still took our place

From Olympic tracks to stadium lights

Turned survival into victory nights

They show our scars on every screen

But never show how hard we win

From nothing to dominance

Yeah… this is providence

We didn’t just survive history.

We mastered it.

Every medal is proof.

Every record speaks.

We didn’t just survive history.

We mastered it.

Every medal is proof.

Every record speaks.