They put dirt on my name, I ain’t blink. They throw shade, I just pour me a drink. I don’t move just to prove I’m clean— I just stay what they never could be. Fake smiles in the hallway fade, They still talk but they all sound the same. If you knew what I carry each day, You’d think twice ‘fore you speak on my name. I done bled for the ones who forgot me, Laid low while they plot and watch me. Never asked for the praise or the pat, Just peace and a little room out back. They count sins, but they miss the grace, See the scars but not what I faced. I walk slow through the noise and glare, Truth don’t need no fanfare. I keep ghosts where my memories hide, Still got pain that I won’t describe. But I show up — eyes clear, chest high, Not ‘cause I’m fine, just don’t lie. They put dirt on my name, I ain’t blink. They throw shade, I just pour me a drink. I don’t move just to prove I’m clean— I just stay what they never could be. Fake smiles in the hallway fade, They still talk but they all sound the same. If you knew what I carry each day, You’d think twice ‘fore you speak on my name. Let ’em talk — I don’t owe ’em grace, I built this calm like a hiding place. I don’t react just to make ‘em proud, Silence hit harder than shouting loud. I’ve been framed, misread, rewritten, Took Ls that they swore I’d sit in. Now I move like I ain’t got nothin’ to prove, What’s truth when the crowd want mood? Kept my soul in a world so loud, Held my name when they tossed it around. If I’m bitter, then you missed the bloom, I’m still here — that’s the room. They put dirt on my name, I ain’t blink. They throw shade, I just pour me a drink. I don’t move just to prove I’m clean— I just stay what they never could be. Fake smiles in the hallway fade, They still talk but they all sound the same. If you knew what I carry each day, You’d think twice ‘fore you speak on my name.
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