[Intro – Soft, reflective] Yeah… Still walkin’. Still smilin’. [Verse 1] I walk through rubble like it’s home now Burned signs, bent steel, slow ground World fell apart, I stayed stitched Found peace in the parts they said wouldn’t fit Sky still gray, but I breathe fine Seen worse nights, lived through red lines They call this ugly, I call it truth I learned how to stand when the structure broke loose [Pre-Chorus] Life ain’t kind, it just honest Pressure don’t lie, it just sharpens Every scar got a story Every loss made me gorgeous [Chorus] I smile in the ashes Still feel light World stay heavy I stay bright They can’t touch me I’m too gone I been dead Too long I smile in the ashes Still stand tall They keep doubtin’ I keep calm They can’t reach me I moved on I been dead Too long [Verse 2] I seen hate try to take my breath Seen love leave, seen hope get thin Still here with a steady grin ‘Cause I know who I been They chase noise, I walk quiet They need proof, I move private When the world burn, they panic I adapt — that’s survival mechanics [Pre-Chorus] Pain ain’t new, it just louder But I been trained in the fire When you live through collapse You don’t fear the after [Chorus] I smile in the ashes Still feel light World stay heavy I stay bright They can’t touch me I’m too gone I been dead Too long I smile in the ashes Still stand tall They keep doubtin’ I keep calm They can’t reach me I moved on I been dead Too long [Bridge – Spoken / Half-rap] They thought the fall would finish me Didn’t know the fall forged me They still fight the wreckage I learned how to walk through it [Verse 3 – Calm confidence] Haters loud, I don’t hear ‘em Same smoke, different season If you still mad I survived That ain’t my reason I don’t flex, I don’t beg I don’t chase what left If the world still ugly Then my smile the flex [Final Chorus] I smile in the ashes That’s the truth Life get ugly I stay smooth They can’t stop me I’m immune I been dead Since youth I smile in the ashes Let ‘em stare They still broken I’m repaired They can’t harm me I’m not there I been dead I’m prepared [Outro – Soft] Still walkin’. Still smilin’. Dead Ducks.
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