Am I Worthy…
(Inspired by the cadence of Kendrick Lamar—introspective, rapid-fire, and poetic.)
[Intro]
Yeah, yeah…
Look, I been runnin’, I been searchin’—still I wonder, am I worth it?
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…)
Am I worthy?
[Verse 1] (16 bars)
Mirror talk, I see the cracks inside the surface,
Every scar I carry proof that I been workin’.
They say pain’ll teach you purpose,
But why the lessons gotta hurt us? (Uh!)
Dark days, tryna turn my wrongs right,
Hunger in my stomach but I feast on long nights.
Told my younger self, “Patience bring the strong light,”
But when the rain fall, tell me, where the dawn like?
I been feelin’ low, I been feelin’ high,
Both places teach me, they don’t tell me lies.
God whisper, “Son, you the reason why,”
But my demons echo doubt, so I analyze.
Gotta let go, gotta breathe in,
Gotta love self, that’s the deep end.
Gotta see wealth in the meanin’—
Not just the paper, but the soul when it deepen.
[Chorus] (8 bars)
Am I worthy? (Yeah!)—tell me, am I worthy? (Uh!)
I been diggin’ through the pain, through the mud, through the mercy.
Am I worthy? (Yeah!)—tell me, am I worthy? (Uh!)
Look inside the mirror, I decide that I’m deserving.
[Verse 2] (16 bars)
My worth ain’t in numbers, my worth ain’t in trends,
My worth ain’t in love that depend on the ends.
My worth ain’t in likes, my worth ain’t in spins,
It’s in the life that I touch when I speak to my friends.
I seen kings throw they crowns for the praise,
I seen queens break they backs for a wave.
I seen kids lose they soul to the maze,
Tryna find validation in the hands of a snake.
Nah! That ain’t me, that ain’t us,
We been royal since the dust.
Told my people, “Lift yo’ chin, they can’t bury what’s within!”
Every trial turn to gold when you polish through the sin.
Gotta love you, gotta love me,
Gotta trust truth, that’s the one key.
Gotta break free from the unseen—
No chains hold a mind that believe.
[Chorus] (8 bars)
Am I worthy? (Yeah!)—tell me, am I worthy? (Uh!)
I been diggin’ through the pain, through the mud, through the mercy.
Am I worthy? (Yeah!)—tell me, am I worthy? (Uh!)
Look inside the mirror, I decide that I’m deserving.
[Bridge] (8 bars)
Look, I been runnin’, I been searchin’—
Still I wonder, am I worth it?
Every moment, every burden,
Still I rise, I know my purpose.
[Outro] (4 bars)
Yeah, I know my purpose…
Ain’t no question, I deserve this.
Yeah, I know my purpose…
Ain’t no question, I deserve this!
NelDuo
