[Intro – Church Bell, Low Piano, DMX-style Spoken Prayer] Lord… They don’t understand me. They try to cage me. They bet against me. But You didn’t bring me this far to ask for permission. ⸻ [Verse 1 – Aggressive, Barked, DMX Cadence] I ain’t knock on the door—I kicked purpose in, Been fightin’ my demons, still servin’ Him. They said “wait your turn,” I said “watch me move,” I don’t need approval, I got somethin’ to prove. I been starvin’, bleedin’, prayin’ on floors, Talkin’ to God while I’m scrappin’ with force. You hear anger—I hear survival speak, This ain’t rage, it’s discipline talkin’ to me. They want me quiet, docile, tame, But pressure don’t break me—it gave me a name. I ain’t built from comfort, I’m built from flame, And I don’t need permission to enter my lane. ⸻ [Hook – DMX Call-and-Response, Chant] I don’t need permission! (WHAT!) I don’t need a pass! (NO!) I don’t need approval! (WHY?) I already bled for this path! I don’t need permission! (STAND UP!) I don’t need no gate! (MOVE!) If you in my way, you part of the test— And I ain’t here to wait! ⸻ [Verse 2 – Darker, More Spiritual Warfare] I been judged by men who never stood trial, Critiqued by cowards scared of they own trial. They talk from comfort, I talk from scars, You don’t hear God when you don’t go far. I don’t move reckless—I move ordained, Every step heavy with heaven and pain. I learned early: don’t trust applause, Same hands clappin’ be nailin’ you to the cross. So I grind in silence, bark when I must, Faith in my chest, dirt on my cuffs. I don’t need a cosign, don’t need a seat— I stand where I’m at and command the street. ⸻ [Hook – Louder, More Aggressive] I don’t need permission! (TELL ‘EM!) I don’t need no sign! (NAH!) If God put fire in my lungs, I’ma breathe it every time! I don’t need permission! (LISTEN!) I don’t need your faith! (WHY?) Mine been tested in the trenches Where excuses don’t survive! ⸻ [Bridge – Spoken, Prayer-Turned-Warning] I asked God for strength… He gave me resistance. I asked God for growth… He gave me pressure. So if you stand in front of what He assigned me— Understand something… I’m comin’ through you. ⸻ [Verse 3 – Final Command, Controlled Fury] I don’t need peace before I move, I move to earn it. I don’t need calm—I convert it. Pain my language, faith my grammar, Every scar a badge I hammer. They still askin’ “who let you in?” The same God that pulled me out of sin. I don’t wait on validation, I validate through execution. So if the world bet against me—good. I needed weight on my back to lift. I don’t ask permission to become what I am, I step forward and let the ground shift. ⸻ [Final Hook – Anthem, Almost Shouted] I DON’T NEED PERMISSION! (NO!) I DON’T NEED A CROWD! (NO!) I BEEN BUILT FOR THIS MOMENT— I’M STANDIN’ IN IT NOW! I DON’T NEED PERMISSION! (LISTEN!) I DON’T NEED YOUR BELIEF! (WHY?) I GOT GOD IN MY CORNER AND GRIT IN MY TEETH! ⸻ [Outro – One Line, DMX Finality] No permission. Just purpose.

NO PERMISSION