Triumphant

[Verse 1 – Dense Internals]

I went from hope in my throat to a stone in my chest,
From quotables scribbled to quotients of stress.
They want me open and broken, I button the vest,
Every word got a pulse, every sentence a test.

I don’t perform for approval, I audit the room,
See the fake camaraderie rot in they bloom.
You confuse my composure for lackin’ the fuse,
I just strike with precision, no passion to lose.

I been quiet with killers, been loud with the truth,
Seen crowns get auctioned for power and views.
If I speak, it’s incision, not ventin’ the bruise,
I don’t heal in public, I sharpen in seclusion.

They want access to pain like it come with the fame,
Want my losses explained, want my scars entertained.
But I learned how to starve without eatin’ my name,
Now the hunger talk fluent, the silence got range.


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[Hook – Original, Choir Layered Concept]

Two-faced snakes watchin’ the goat (watchin’ the goat)
Crown on my head, never fold, never broke (never broke)
Ghosts of the liars, yeah, I keep ‘em afloat (keep ‘em afloat)
They pray I slip, but I rise with the smoke (rise with the smoke)

(whisper: they pray I fall…)


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[Verse 2 – Tighter, Meaner]

Crown heavy, spine steady, I don’t lean for applause,
I been bent by the weight, not the praise or the odds.
They want grace when they fake, want forgiveness on loan,
I just watch karma calculate interest owed.

I don’t chase what declines me, I let it expire,
Seen friendships go silent when truth get inspired.
If the shoe fit, they trip when the lace get exposed,
I don’t kick down doors, I just open the ghost.

My name in they mouth like it payin’ them rent,
I evict every lie with the way that I pen.
I ain’t bitter, I’m better at settin’ the fence,
You don’t cross where I’m headed, you stay where you been.

This ain’t rage, it’s resolve with a surgical tone,
Every bar got a bone, every verse got a code.
If I’m cold, it’s ‘cause warmth kept gettin’ abused,
I don’t bleed for the crowd, I just give ‘em the truth.


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[Bridge – Half-Time, Internal Stack]

I prayed for direction, got stillness instead,
Had to sit with my thoughts, let ‘em split through my head.
Now my calm look arrogant, peace look like threat,
But I paid every due, every interest, every debt.


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[Final Hook – Choir Swell]

Two-faced snakes watchin’ the goat (watchin’ the goat)
Crown on my head, never fold, never broke (never broke)
Ghosts of the liars, yeah, I keep ‘em afloat (keep ‘em afloat)
They pray I slip, but I rise with the smoke (rise with the smoke)

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