[Intro — spoken, beat building] Yeah... I wasn't blind. I was just looking at the wrong people. Now I see. [Verse 1 — fast rhythmic rap] Had my eyes on the wrong crowd, wrong faces, Giving all my energy to empty spaces. Running for approval, tryna make 'em proud, While the ones who really loved me never screamed it loud. I was chasing every comment, every little reaction, Giving strangers power over all of my passion. Funny how I missed what was right beside me, Real ones stayed quiet but they never stopped believing. I kept knocking on doors that were locked on purpose, Thinking if they liked me then maybe I'm worth it. Now I look back like—damn, what a waste, I was begging for a seat when I could build my own place. [Pre-Chorus — melodic] Oh-oh, now I see it, Light came through and I believe it. All this time I had a fire, I was just too blind to see it. [Chorus — catchy, bouncy] Now I see, see, see the light, I'ma rise, rise, rise tonight. You can talk, you can doubt, you can try all you like, But you can't stop a star when it learns how to shine. Got my real, real, real ones by me, They believed when no one could find me. I was blind, now the whole world's bright— Watch me rise, watch me rise, I'm alive in the light. [Verse 2 — FAST RAP] Now I'm back with a battery packed in the back of me, Actually happily breaking the gravity, Everybody who casually laughed at me Watching me turn every doubt to a strategy. I was distracted, attached to reactions, Tracking the actions of people with no satisfaction, Imagine me asking for validation From somebody living on cheap conversation! Nah! Cut that cord, kicked that door, Don't need their applause anymore. Built my confidence brick by brick, Now every setback makes me quicker than before. Said slow down—accelerated! Stay small—elevated! Door closed—renovated! Built my own entrance, now watch me make it! Tick-tick-boom when I step in the room, Little seed in the dirt, now watch it bloom. Every "you can't" got flipped into fuel, Now I'm breaking every single imaginary rule. I got people who believed when the numbers were zero, Saw something in me underneath all the fear though. Never needed hundreds pretending they knew me— Give me five real ones and watch what we do, see! [Beat Switch — harder] No brakes, no chains, no ceiling above me, Got scars, got proof, got people who love me. You can block one road, I'll build me another, Knock me down once, come back even tougher. I'm done making myself small so you're comfortable, Done thinking somebody else's love makes me valuable. If my shine makes you squint, better cover your eyes— I wasted enough of my life dimming mine! [Final Chorus — huge] Now I see, see, see the light, I'ma rise, rise, rise tonight. You can talk, you can doubt, you can try all you like— Nobody can stop me when I know how to shine. Got my real, real, real ones by me, They believed when nobody could find me. I was blind— Now I see. [Outro — whispered] I thought I needed everybody... Turns out, I just needed to see who was already there.
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