Stand Your Ground

[Verse 1] (Rap) Look... Built from the splinters they swept off the floor, Told I'd be nothing—I settled the score. Walk through the fire, I'm wanting for more, Kick in the gate, never knock on the door. Back with a grin that was sharpened by doubt, Fed on the rumors they spit from their mouths. Counting me dead while I'm counting them out, Now they're all whispering, "How?" I learned that a promise is only as strong As the hands that are willing to carry it on. Everybody talking like they wrote my song— Funny when they never knew the words all along. Every scar's another line, Every loss became a sign. Every chain they tried to lock Turned into another climb. [Pre-Chorus] (Melodic) You built a prison in my name, Then wondered why I broke the frame. You called it truth... I called your bluff. [Chorus] I won't bow... I won't break... You don't get to write my fate. Every stone you threw at me Built the road beneath my feet. Hear me now— Hear me roar— I'm everything you can't ignore. Watch me rise... Watch me stand... Built from blood and open hands. [Verse 2] (Rap – more aggressive) Check... You wanted silence—I answered with thunder. Wanted me buried—I crawled from under. Wanted surrender— I gave you hunger. Now every bridge that I cross goes under. Talk is cheap— Mine came costly. Every lesson nearly lost me. Paid in sweat, Paid in fear, Now the future standing right here. Who decides where the ceiling ends? Who decides where a soul should bend? Everybody loves the climb After someone else ascends. Never needed crowns to lead. Never needed luck to breathe. Only needed one more chance To become what they couldn't see. [Bridge] (Clean vocals) When the lights went out, I became the spark. When the world moved on, I survived the dark. I found a voice Where the silence starts... Now every beat Comes straight from my heart. [Breakdown] You wanted... Failure. You wanted... Silence. You wanted... Nothing. LOOK AT ME NOW! (Half-time crushing riff) Every... Word... You... Spoke... Built... The... Fire... Inside... Me! [Final Chorus] I won't bow... I won't break... You don't get to write my fate. Every wound became a flame, Now the whole world knows my name. Hear me now— Hear me roar— I'm everything you can't ignore. Stand your ground... Raise your hands... We're still alive! We're still alive!