This remix became more personal than I expected. It’s about artistic visibility, self-worth, and the need to keep creating even when the light moves elsewhere. Not a demand for success — just respect for the voices that help build the space. ☓ / LYRICS ──────────────────── [Intro] Thank you for your contribution. Please remain in the crowd. [Verse 1] I came with nothing but a secondhand mic, A notebook full of things I couldn't say. No name that opened doors before I knocked, Just nights I made my failures sound like me. We shared our half-finished melodies, And gave each other reasons to begin. For once the room belonged to all of us No one had to earn the right to sing. [Pre-Chorus] Now the room grows brighter every day, Yet all that light keeps moving out of reach. You say there's room for everyone to sing, So why am I disappearing in the light? [Chorus 1] My voice Your stage Who gets Heard? Our songs Your lights Do we Count? You count the songs that bear our fingerprints, But do the hands that made them count at all? [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2] Your doors stay open; I can still create, Another empty square to fill with sound. You count each time I come back through the gate, But not the years it took to find my ground. I don't resent the voices in the light, I know the work behind the songs they make. But when your banners rise above the crowd, Why do the rest of us dissolve backstage? [Bridge] I never made this for the numbers, Still I watch them disappear. I never asked to wear a crown I only wanted you to hear. And I hate how I keep checking Every time the silence grows, Like the worth of what I'm making Is a number I don't own. [Build] I will not beg to be the only one. I won't ask you to dim another flame. But if my work can keep your lights alive Then you can learn to say my name! [Final Chorus] My voice Still mine I won't Bend! Our work Our names Deserve RESPECT! The songs you count still bear our fingerprints, The numbers still can hurt; they don't decide my worth! [Instrumental Climax] [Outro] Not the right fit? Good. I'm still here. Original song: RESPECT — THURZ New lyrics & reinterpretation: ☓irbaf Vocal persona: Scarfire — Female Dark Alto Based on the original contest instrumental. Original composition and recording remain the property of their respective rights holders. Created for the Suno RESPECT Remix Contest.
