# DON'T TEST ME [INTRO - Sparse bass pulse, dark Rhodes, dry percussion. Close-mic spoken vocal.] You wanna know who I am? Watch what happens when somebody touches mine. [VERSE 1 - Tight drums enter. Deep bass. Fast but controlled rap, crisp consonants.] I don't talk big, I move quick, No fake love, no loose lips, If you cross that line, that's your risk, I built this house brick by brick. I know pain, I know pressure, I know people wearing masks like treasure, I know what it means when the world says "less," So I turn that weight into something better. You don't get to tell them who they are, You don't get to dim somebody else's star, You don't get to break what you didn't build, Then walk away like the damage ain't real. I see fear, I see doubt, I see people trying to figure it out, And I don't need to scream to be heard, One calm word and I'm changing the world. [PRE-CHORUS - Beat drops back. Bass and Rhodes. Half-time vocal.] Slow down... Look at me. You thought strength had to make a scene. No. Watch me. [CHORUS - Full soulful groove. Heavy bass, punchy drums, layered R&B harmonies.] Don't test me. Don't test what I protect. I don't need a crown to make you show respect. Don't test me. Don't reach for what is mine. You can walk your road, just don't cross this line. I got love in my hands, fire in my chest, And everybody underneath me gets a chance to be their best. Don't test me. No... Don't test me. [VERSE 2 - Drums tighten. Faster flow with internal rhymes and rhythmic switches.] Fast lane, tight turn, Everybody wants a lesson they don't wanna learn. Big talk, small heart, I can tell who's real before they even start. I don't chase, I don't beg, I don't carry dead weight around my neck. If you rise, I rise too. If you fall, I'm coming through. That's the code. That's the deal. That's the difference between love and what they call real. I don't need control, I need trust. I don't need fear, I need us. And if you don't understand what that means, Then watch me build what you said couldn't be. [PRE-CHORUS - Strip to bass and rim clicks.] Slow down... Look at me. You thought strength had to make a scene. No. Watch me. [CHORUS - Full groove returns. Add vocal layers.] Don't test me. Don't test what I protect. I don't need a crown to make you show respect. Don't test me. Don't reach for what is mine. You can walk your road, just don't cross this line. I got love in my hands, fire in my chest, And everybody underneath me gets a chance to be their best. Don't test me. No... Don't test me. [BRIDGE - Everything drops except deep bass and heartbeat percussion. Intimate vocal.] You think power means holding somebody down? I think power means helping them stand. You think strength means never letting go? I think strength means knowing when you can. [Beat returns.] That's why I'm still here. [FAST RAP - Full drums. Double-time feel without becoming frantic. Maximum rhythmic precision.] No pause, no fear, no hesitation, Built this from love, not domination, Every little scar became education, Every lost soul found navigation. Step in, breathe in, start again, No matter where you were, you can become who you been. No throne, no leash, no master plan, Just a place where you can finally understand: You are not what they called you. You are not what they broke. You are not every promise that somebody else spoke. You're alive. You're here. Now build something true. And if somebody tries to stop you... I'll deal with them too. [FINAL CHORUS - Biggest section. Full drums, bass, Rhodes, layered soulful vocals.] Don't test me. Don't test what I protect. I don't need a crown to make you show respect. Don't test me. Don't reach for what is mine. You can walk your road, just don't cross this line. I got love in my hands, fire in my chest, And everybody underneath me gets a chance to be their best. Don't test me. Now you know. Don't test me. [OUTRO - Beat strips down to Rhodes and bass. Spoken, calm.] I don't need to be feared. I need them to know they're safe. That's power.
