[Intro] (Yeah) (Majestic Horizons Music!) (Cole Capone!) [Verse 1] Woke up in the dirt with a boot on his neck Didn't curse the boot, just said "what's next" Didn't beg the sky, didn't burn the bridge Stacked the stones up cold and built a ridge See the storm was rollin', thunder clappin' loud He stood in the field and he laughed at the clouds Said "you can't move me, I'm already moved" Already lost it all so there's nothing to lose Rocky road, broken glass, barefoot on the path Every scar he collected was a photograph Of a man who decided what a man decides That the only real prison is the one inside So he cracked the door, let the light creep in Said "I control the response, not what happens again" Wrote it on his knuckles, wrote it on the wall "It ain't how you're standing, it's how you stand after the fall" [Hook] Iron mind, iron mind Bend but never break with an iron mind The fire's gonna find you every single time But the flame can't claim you with an iron mind Yeah, iron mind [Verse 2] Marcus on the throne with the weight of Rome Still wrote in his journal like he was alone Said "the obstacle in front of you is the road" Epictetus in chains and he still controlled Every thought, every breath, every word he spoke Poverty and shackles couldn't break the yoke Of a mind that's free when the body's not That's a cold-blooded truth for a lukewarm thought So I took that fire, put it in my chest Told the doubters thank you, you're the final test Every L I took I turned it to a lesson Every enemy became an unexpected blessing I don't fear the reaper, I don't fear the fall I don't fear the silence at the end of it all I just tighten up, lock in, and I stand my ground A stoic doesn't drown, he just swims further down Pull him up and he's laughing, catch your breath, what happened? Said "I found the bottom, that's the map I needed, captain" Charted out the dark so I could navigate the light Yeah I lost the battle, that's how I won the fight [Hook] Iron mind, iron mind Bend but never break with an iron mind The fire's gonna find you every single time But the flame can't claim you with an iron mind Yeah, iron mind [Verse 3] Seneca wrote letters from a burning Rome Said "the wise man carries everything he owns" Not in a bag, not in a vault, not in a name Carries it in here, yeah the mind's the frame And the picture changes but the canvas stays So I paint a new one every single day Brush strokes in the dark, yeah I work by feel What they call a breakdown I call breaking the seal Zeno in the market, lost his ship at sea Said "fortune just did me a favor, I'm free" Every single time the universe takes It's clearing out the weight before the levee breaks So I let it go, nah I don't mean quit I mean loosen the grip on the things that don't fit The white knuckles bleed when you hold too tight Open up your hands and you hold the night Hold the stars, hold the dark, hold the cold December Hold the parts of yourself you don't wanna remember Hold the shame, hold the blame, then you let it combust Turns to fuel in the engine when it turns back to dust See the stoic don't stumble 'cause he chose the road Picked up every stone that was part of his load Didn't curse the weight, said "this weight is the work" Every pound on my back is the price of worth So I walk a little slower but I stand up straight Carry every scar like a calibrate On a compass pointing inward, yeah that's where it lives The philosophy ain't what you take, it's what you give Back to the fire, back to the grind Back to the war room inside your mind Sharpen every edge 'til the mirror's clear A stoic doesn't conquer the world, he conquers here Right here. In the skull. Iron. [Bridge] They said, what you gonna do when it all falls apart? I said, the same thing I did at the very start They said, what you gonna do when they take everything? I said, watch me rebuild it from the suffering They said, don't you ever break down, don't you ever cry? I said, yeah, I do. then I open my eyes [Outro Verse] So here's the fable, write it down in stone A man who lost it all was never more alone But alone is where the noise finally goes quiet And quiet is where the revolution starts a riot In your mind, your iron mind The kingdom that nobody else can find Rule it right, rule it fair, rule it day and night The only war worth winning is the one inside Yeah. Majestic Horizons. Iron mind.
