[INTRO] (Silence.) (Slow inhale.) (Long pause.) ⸻ [INNER MONOLOGUE I] (Quiet. Honest. Like talking to yourself.) You wanted change… Change hurts. You wanted strength… Strength has a price. You wanted a better life… Then stop negotiating with pain. (Pause.) Nobody’s coming. Nobody owes you. Nobody can fight this for you. (Pause.) Lace up. (Pause.) Glove up. (Long pause.) Get up. ⸻ [VERSE 1] Alarm went off. I heard it. Didn’t move. Didn’t want to. Stayed there… Thinking. Every excuse Sounded reasonable. … Then my feet hit the floor. Back still tight. Hands still sore. Doesn’t matter. Boots on. Move. Cold air. Good. Dark outside. Good. Nobody watching. Better. ⸻ [PRE-CHORUS] Life doesn’t wait. Neither do I. ⸻ [CHORUS] One more round. Stand back up. One more breath. Get the fuck up. One more mile. One more scar. No one decides Who the hell you are. I don’t quit. Not today. Not tomorrow. No fucking way. ⸻ [VERSE 2] Heavy bag. Waiting. Same as yesterday. Wrap my hands. Tighter. They still hurt. Good. First punch. Second. Third. Keep going. Chains rattle. Breathing gets heavy. Shoulders burning. Legs shaking. Mind screaming… Stop. Body begging… Enough. Hands bleeding. Throw another. Again. Again. Again. ⸻ [TRAINING BREAK] (Beat carries. Minimal instrumentation.) Roadwork. Breathe. Corner. Turn. Keep moving. Jump rope. Miss. Again. Shadowbox. Move. Slip. Roll. Reset. Heavy bag. Again. Again. Again. No glory. Just work. ⸻ [INNER MONOLOGUE II] You think today is hard? Good. That’s the point. You don’t grow When it’s easy. You grow When quitting Makes sense… And you don’t. Life is going to hit you. Again. And again. And again. So what? Get up. Beat the count. Finish the round. ⸻ [VERSE 3] Some days… I hate this. Some days… I hate me. I stare at the gloves… Wonder… What’s the point? … Then I remember… Who I used to be. Comfort almost buried me. Excuses almost owned me. Almost… Not today. Not ever again. ⸻ [BUILD] (Beat slowly returns. Bass grows.) Still here. Still breathing. Still moving. Still fighting. ⸻ [INNER MONOLOGUE III] You keep asking… “When does it get easier?” … Wrong question. Ask yourself… “When do I get stronger?” … Pain isn’t stopping you. Permission is. Stop waiting. Become the man You keep promising yourself You’ll become. … Now… Go earn him. ⸻ [FINAL CHORUS] One more round. Stand back up. One more breath. Get the fuck up. Life swings hard. Swing back. Life knocks down. Beat the count. One more scar. One more dawn. One more promise. Still not gone. I don’t need Anyone else. This fight starts With myself. One more day. One more climb. I didn’t come This far… To leave myself Behind. ⸻ [OUTRO] (Music begins disappearing.) (Only breathing.) Still here. … Not finished. … See you… … In the morning. (Silence.)
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