Smoke in the trees, blood on the leaves People turn on each other, too blind to see Something’s been watching, still as a stone Tracing every step, counting the bones I walked through rooms where respect ran thin Where quiet voices never counted in They tried to press me beneath their weight Like silence was the role of fate But pressure don’t come for the ones who break It finds the ones who can actually take Every scar that I carry now Reminds me I stood my ground There’s something in the dark that waits Not to end you — to separate The ones who run from what they face From the ones who rise and take their place Masks in the shadows, reading the fear Watching who breaks when the end feels near I felt that moment, I felt that strain Turned every loss into something gained Hold your head high, let them see No one decides the worth of me If they push, I rise again Stronger than I’ve ever been No more chains from careless words No more silence left unheard Every time the pressure builds It shows me exactly what is real It comes when everything falls apart When doubt runs deep inside your heart Not there to break you, not to destroy But to see what you can’t avoid You thought the enemy wore your face Spoke your tongue, stood in your place But the truth don’t live outside The real fight lives inside Something deeper marks your chest Every moment is the test And when it hits, I don’t step down I stand my ground — I don’t back down Stand like mountains in the storm Unbroken hearts reshape the norm Let the thunder speak your name Let your courage light the flame And when it comes back one more round I meet it there — I hold my ground Not hunted, not afraid to fall I faced the test — I stood through it all
