[Hook] Put my life on the stand, let the record run Every word got a pulse, every fact got a gun I don’t bend my account just to save my name I’ll confess what I was, then become what I claim Hand raised, eyes front, let the whole room watch I’m the proof, I’m the judge, I’m the man under oath [Verse] I got sick of my mouth making plans for my feet Saying, “Watch what I do,” then accepting defeat So I fired every promise that worked for applause Now the work hits first, then I speak on the cause I don’t need someone clapping to lock myself in I don’t need perfect odds just to know I can win Give me one open inch, I’ll put force through the crack If the door has no handle, I’m removing the latch I know truth isn’t pretty, it spits when it talks It says, “You knew what to do, you just chose not to walk” It says, “Nobody blocked you, you wasted your shot” That cuts every excuse, so I sharpened the thought No blaming my age, where I live, what I earn I can study one page, I can master one turn I can build from a room with a crack in the wall A king isn’t measured by the size of his hall I can wake with no fire and still handle the task My mood doesn’t get to put chains on my hands Fuck waiting for hunger, I move when I’m fed Fuck waiting for courage, I move while it’s dead Every choice casts a vote for the man I’ll become Every “later” is theft, every “now” gets it done Every hour has a throat, I’m not letting it breathe Till it coughs up the future it promised to me I don’t chase motivation, that bitch comes and goes I put rules in the ground, then I walk where they point When my focus gets loose, I pull tighter than rope I don’t need to feel certain, I need to stay close Close to what I wrote down, close to what I began Close enough that my actions can answer the plan Not with talk, not with posts, not a speech, not a quote With the dirt on my shoe and the facts in my notes I’ve had days disappear while I stared at the clock Now I treat every minute like one in the lock Turn it hard, hear it click, kick the cell open wide There was never a guard, just a coward inside I won’t call myself weak just to whip myself straight That’s a cheap little trick that puts doubt in the weight I speak sharp to myself, but I speak with respect “You said this would be done, motherfucker, what’s next?” One task, then another, stack proof to the roof Make the lie feel ashamed when it stands by the truth Let my habits walk in with their hands on the book Every page says I did it, no matter who looked I’m not here to be liked, I’m here to be exact If I give you my word, then my body must act If my name hits a room before I enter the place Let it carry no stain I would hide from my face I want strength with control, I want drive with a code I want power that knows when to carry the load Not a loud little man making fear out of sound I want thunder held still till it needs to come down I’ve got more in my chest than a life left on pause More bite in my blood than the limits I bought So I’m done asking time if it thinks I’m prepared I’m taking my share while my doubt fucking stares Let the record show clearly, I came here awake Put my hand on tomorrow, told it, “You’re mine to make” No excuse gets a seat, no retreat gets a vote I decide, I commit, I deliver, under oath [Hook] Put my life on the stand, let the record run Every word got a pulse, every fact got a gun I don’t bend my account just to save my name I’ll confess what I was, then become what I claim Hand raised, eyes front, let the whole room watch I’m the proof, I’m the judge, I’m the man under oath
