(Chorus)
My mind stays clear while the pain fades out,
No fear in my soul, only drive, no doubt.
Climb takes time, but the climb don’t miss,
Discipline, Patience and Respect — yeah, I’m built for this.
[Vendler: BUILT FOR THIS!]
(Verse 1)
Back in ‘24, me and Vendler locked in,
Three hundred hours tellin’ stories through my skin.
Every line forged a battle, every shadow held pain,
Turnin’ wounds into artwork, turnin’ losses to gain.
Vendler by my side laser focused all grace,
Turned the trauma to a mural, put a smile on my face.
Internal rhyme like a heartbeat — tap-tap-tap,
My skin became a scripture, a survival map.
Every scar told a story,
Every symptom had a name,
Turning pain into purpose,
Turning scars into gain.
I was feeling reborn,
I was feeling alive,
Didn’t know what was coming,
Just grateful I survived.
[SURVIVAL MAP!]
(Chorus)
My mind stays clear while the pain fades out,
No fear in my soul, only drive, no doubt.
Climb takes time, but the climb don’t miss,
Discipline, Patience and Respect — yeah, I’m built for this.
[Vendler: BUILT FOR THIS!]
(Verse 2)
‘25 came in stalking like a thief in the night,
Third stroke hit hard, tried to turn out the light.
Adrenals crashed down, body ran out of fuel,
Every step felt heavy, every day felt cruel.
Four surgeries deep, spine carved up again,
Trying to stand tall but there ain’t no end.
Protocal, procedures, needles and scans,
Trying to rebuild a body that ignored commands.
The damage ran wild, relentless and deep.
And the odds that stacked against me
looked steep, steep, steep.
Doctors in my corner saying,
“your not done.”
Always searching for answers,
always one by one.
They never promised easy,
They never promised quick,
Just showed up every day
And refused to quit.
(Chorus)
My mind stays clear while the pain fades out,
No fear in my soul, only drive, no doubt.
Climb takes time, but the climb don’t miss,
Discipline, Patience and Respect — yeah, I’m built for this.
[Vendler: BUILT FOR THIS!]
(Verse 3)
The tattoo gun sat silent,
The sessions disappeared,
But deep inside the fighter
Never once left here.
When your body won’t listen,
When your strength won’t stay,
When your mind says fight
But your body says no way.
Some days I’d lay flat,
head in my hand,
Trying to run companies
but couldn’t barely stand.
Nobody sees weakness
Until it becomes your name,
When getting out of bed
Feels harder than the game.
See, people celebrate victories,
They never see the cost.
They don’t see the nights
When you obviously have lost.
But somehow every morning
I’d get up and try again.
That’s not really motivation —
That’s the warrior within.
(Closing hook)
I wasn’t chasing greatness,
I was chasing one more day,
One more step forward,
Refusing to fade away.
(Chorus)
My mind stays clear while the pain fades out,
No fear in my soul, only drive, no doubt.
Climb takes time, but the climb don’t miss,
Discipline, Patience and Respect — yeah, I’m built for this.
[Vendler: BUILT FOR THIS!]
