NO MORE PERMISSION [Intro – spoken fragments] Wait. Be patient. Ask first. Be realistic. Permission pending. Denied. [Verse 1 – rhythmic pop-rap] I stood outside my own front door, Key in hand, still wanting more. Looking left and looking right, Waiting for a green light. Approval. Signature. Validation. Parents said, "Be reasonable." Friends said, "Keep it comfortable." Lovers said, "Don't risk the fall." Everyone had protocol. Too fast. Too big. Too bold. I kept shrinking to belong, Editing my future small. Asking voices not my own If I was allowed to grow. Permission. Condition. Submission. [Pre-Chorus – building tension] But cages don't need iron bars When doubt is written in who you are. Every "wait" I memorized Was fear in a polite disguise. Pause. Breathe. Choose. [Chorus – iconic hook] No more permission. No more request. I write my name across my chest. No more waiting at the line. This life is mine. Green light. Go. Now. If I want it — I decide. If I fall — I still tried. No more asking for the key. I set myself free. [Verse 2 – sharper, grounded] Funny how the loudest "no" Came from people scared to grow. They called it love, they called it care — But fear was breathing in the air. Be safe. Be small. Be quiet. You don't need chains when shame will do. You don't need locks when doubt is you. Invisible walls, velvet rope, Polite applause instead of hope. Contained. Maintained. Tamed. But comfort never lights the flame — It builds a life without your name. Every second spent in wait Is stolen time you can't replace. [Bridge – emotional shift, realization] Who decides? Who holds the key? I waited years to hear a sound — It was my own voice calling me. Not them. Not now. Me. I was never meant to kneel For someone else to make it real. [Final Chorus – expanded, layered] No more permission. No more delay. I give myself the right of way. No more standing half alive. I don't ask — I arrive. Green light. Go. Rise. Let them doubt — I won't wait. I don't knock — I own the gate. No more asking who I should be. I choose me. No more permission. I ignite. I'm free.
