(Intro - growled, low, slow) Yeah... They love the hunger... till you fed. They love the war... till you ahead. Check me out... (Verse 1 - aggressive, punchy delivery) I was grindin' in the dark while you was sleepin' on your fate Now I'm standin' in the light and you can't stand to see my face You was quiet when I struggled, didn't offer me a plate Now I'm eatin' off the table and you standin' at the gate Tryna block the blessings? Bitch, you best to move along I been through the fire, I been through the storm You was never with me when the nights was cold and long Now you in my mentions actin' like you been here from the dawn GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE (Chorus - hard delivery, slight echo) It's okay when I'm GRINDIN' (When I'm down in the dirt) But you hate when I'm SHININ' (Cause it hurts, cause it burns) Funny how the script flip when you see me in the VIP Same ones who ain't believe shit now they got some shit to speak It's okay when I'm GRINDIN' (Broke and hungry, they ain't care) But you hate when I'm SHININ' (Now the hate's in the air) I can smell it through the speakers, I can see it in your eyes You was prayin' for my failure, now you watchin' me rise (Verse 2 - faster, more intense) Came up from the concrete where the roses never bloom Only thing that grew was paranoia, hate, and doom But I bloomed anyway, now they salty like the sea You was fishin' for my downfall, now who's really free? I remember them days—no plate, no place Sleepin' on the floor, starin' at the ceiling, catchin' case Now they see me in the foreign, see the chain, see the face Now they wanna shake my hand, wanna stand in my space NAH Back the fuck up I don't owe you shit You was never there when the 808s didn't hit (Chorus - more intense) It's okay when I'm GRINDIN' (Yeah, they loved me in the mud) But you hate when I'm SHININ' (Now they wish they saw the blood) Funny how the love stop when the money start to flood Now they lookin' at me crazy like I did somethin' wrong It's okay when I'm GRINDIN' (Put the work in, paid the cost) But you hate when I'm SHININ' (Now you see me, now you lost) I been movin' way too long to let a hater hold me down I been shinin' way too bright to let the hate surround (Bridge - slow, menacing, nearly spoken) They say the higher you climb, the colder it get The more you succeed, the more they wanna see you in debt But I'm paid in full, I'm paid in blood I'm paid in sweat, I'm paid in love From the ones who held me down when the sun wouldn't come So fuck the rest (Verse 3 - vicious, climactic) This for every time they looked at me like I was nothin' Like my dreams was just jokes, like my hustle was bluffin' Now I'm sittin' at the top and the view is disgustin' See the snakes in the grass, see the fakes who be frontin' I was built for this—the pain, the rain, the struggle The nights I couldn't sleep, the days I couldn't snuggle With a blanket or a meal, just the hunger and the hustle Now I'm standin' on the stage and you standin' in the puddle Of your own tears, your own fears, your own regrets I did this for the ones who ain't made it out yet So when you see me shinin', know it's blood, sweat, and threats And you ain't seen the half yet—place your bets (Outro - beat slows, echo, voice fades) Shinin'... Yeah... And they can't do nothin' about it... Beat cuts to silence Nothing...
