THE TEST I DIDN’T KNOW I WAS TAKING” Verse 1 He showed up loud on a quiet day, same storm, new face, same old way. Said he wanted to talk, but I saw the lie— he only comes around when I start to rise. Verse 2 He yelled in my face like he owned my air, but I didn’t fold, didn’t break, didn’t scare. He tried to drag me back to who I’d been, but I’m not the girl he knew back then. Chorus He wasn’t love, he was the lesson, a test to see if I’d learned my blessing. I broke the pattern, I cut the cord, I found my voice, I found my sword. Verse 3 He hates the way my name is seen, hates the strength I built between the girl I was and who I became— he came for my book ’cause he couldn’t touch my flame. RAP 1 He wanted control but I walked away, he wanted my silence but I had my say. He wanted me small but I learned to expand, he wanted my fear but I took back my land. He’s just the echo of storms I outgrew, a test to see if I’d fall like I used to. But I rose higher
