[Verse 1] I wasn’t built for open skies I learned to stand where ceilings cried Every wall leaned in too close Every promise came with weight I didn’t shine, I didn’t rise I held my shape while others bent When nothing left me room to breathe I learned what I was meant to be [Pre-Chorus] No spotlight, no applause Just heat that wouldn’t pause [Chorus] I was forged under pressure, shaped by the strain Not lifted by fortune, not spared from the flame If strength has a name, it’s staying the same I was forged under pressure Not crowned by the crowd, not saved by belief Just held together when it got too deep If I’m still here, that’s proof enough I was forged under pressure [Verse 2] I watched the edges wear away The softer things could never stay What cracked was never meant to last What held was buried deep I didn’t choose this kind of test It chose me when I had nothing left Every scar still pulls its weight Every silence taught me shape [Pre-Chorus] No promise made me strong Just distance proving long [Chorus] I was forged under pressure, shaped by the strain Not lifted by fortune, not spared from the flame If strength has a name, it’s staying the same I was forged under pressure Not crowned by the crowd, not saved by belief Just held together when it got too deep If I’m still here, that’s proof enough I was forged under pressure [Bridge – Pullback, Sparse] If this looks like standing tall It’s only weight I learned to hold Nothing golden, nothing clean Just truth pressed into me [Final Chorus – Wider, Calm] I was forged under pressure, time after time Still breathing beneath every line No banner raised, no debt repaid Just shape that never gave I was forged under pressure, not meant to impress Only meant to endure what came next If I remain when the noise is gone I was forged under pressure
