Editor: RAW version of Know Myself and how it was build. Thanks for listening. © 2026 Brodin. All rights reserved. [0:00 – Intro | Low energy, airy] (soft, slight reverb) Yeah… (echo) No more runnin’ (pause) I see it clear now ⸻ [0:06 – Verse 1 | Tight flow, controlled] I was stuck in a loop, tryna prove what I’m not (uh) Every move that I made, yeah, I second-guessed a lot (yeah) Had a voice in my brain sayin’ “you never enough” (never) So I covered it in ego, put a mask on the cut (mask on) Now I’m cuttin’ that off, I don’t play for the crowd (nope) I was drownin’ in silence, now I’m sayin’ it loud (loud) Every L, every loss, yeah, I carry the weight (weight) But it built who I am, I ain’t scared of the pain (nah) ⸻ [0:20 – Pre-Chorus | Slight lift, more emotion] I been low, I been high, I been lost in the cycle (cycle) Now I know who I am, I don’t need a revival (no) ⸻ [0:26 – Chorus | Melodic + punchy] (add light melody, layered vocals) I know myself, yeah, I know myself (yeah) I don’t need no validation, I control myself (control) Every doubt get erased when I hold my ground (hold it) I was lost, now I’m found, I don’t fold right now (nah) ⸻ [0:38 – Beat Drop → Verse 2 | FAST FLOW 🔥] (hard beat hits, more aggressive tone) Yeah, look— I was down bad, broke, no hope, no light (no light) Had my back to the wall every damn cold night (cold) Now I bounce right back when I take that hit (bounce) Got a mind so sharp, yeah, I can’t backslip (no) I don’t really care what you say, what you think (nah) I was drownin’ in doubt, now I’m back on the brink (back) Of a whole new wave, I’ma ride that tide (ride) Got my name in my chest, I don’t run, I decide (decide) (slight speed-up here) Every step, every breath, every line I write (go) Got a piece of my soul, yeah, I bleed on the mic (bleed) If you feel that pain, then you know it’s real (real) I don’t fake no image, I just say what I feel (facts) ⸻ [0:55 – Bridge | Half-time, dramatic] (beat strips back, deeper voice) No mask, no act, no cap in the vision (none) I was stuck in a prison, now I’m breakin’ the system (break it) Every doubt that I had, yeah, I turned to ambition (yeah) Now I’m movin’ precise, every move with precision (precision) ⸻ [1:05 – Final Chorus | Full energy, layered vocals] (double vocals + ad-libs louder) I know myself, I don’t need your help (no help) Built this from the pain, I was trapped in a cell (cell) Now I move too fast, can’t slow me down (go) I was lost back then, but I’m home right now (home) I know myself, yeah, I know myself (yeah) Every scar turned strength, I don’t fear that hell (nah) If I fall, I rise, I don’t stay face down (rise) I was lost back then—but I’m found right now (found)
