[Intro] Yeah— Heart locked, mind sharp, feet on the arc, Walk through the shadows but I don’t play parts, Everybody want gold, everybody want charts, But I made my own crown from the flame in my heart. [Verse 1] Came up from the gutter with the thunder in my chest, Everybody said “run it,” but I ran it with finesse. I was never really pressured by the glitter or the threats, ‘Cause the minute that you bend, that’s the minute you forget— Who you are, what you were, what you said you’d chase, What you carved in the dirt when you prayed for a break. Saw ‘em signing for a chain, saw ‘em signing for a taste, Saw ‘em trade away the name that their mama tried to raise. I was hungry with a reason, tunnel vision in the season, Everybody wanted shortcuts, but I studied every weakness. I was writing while they cheated, they were buying while I bled it, I was learning every lesson even haters never read it. Opportunity was knocking but the lock was made of doubt, I was picking it with focus ‘til the whole thing busted out. Didn’t follow any cult, didn’t dance around the vault, Didn’t bend to the whispers that were blaming me for fault. [Pre-Chorus] They said, “Sign here, kid, we can make you a king,” But the pen felt cold — like a venomous sting. I said, “Truth over gold, and a voice that can ring— I don’t need dark roads just to get me a win.” [Chorus] I don’t need no dark deals in the dark, No chains on my mind, no bite on my heart. I rise with the light, not the mark of the mark— I win ‘cause I don’t sell my soul for the part. I shine ‘cause I build not because I was bought, I climb ‘cause I grind not because I was taught. You can keep your cheap throne and your thrones made of rot— I win ‘cause I didn’t give the core of what I got. [Verse 2] Tell ‘em run that, gun back, mindset full attack, Never had a contract save me from a heart crack. Never had a quick hack pave me for a far track, I was in the stormwave rowing with a torn mast. Every offer had a poison underneath the pretty ribbon, Every handshake hid a serpent coiled tight beneath the vision. They were smiling like a blessing but the blessing was a prison, They were offering the kingdom but the kingdom lacked precision. I saw through it with the wisdom that I sharpened in the pain, Every tear became a lesson, every night became a flame. When the wolves circled close, trying hard to make me break, I just tightened up my stance, never traded what I made. They said, “Boy, slow down, your integrity’s expensive.” But my soul is not for sale — ain’t no number comprehensive. I’d rather starve with my pride than feast with intentions Designed to enslave through a hidden invent. [Pre-Chorus] They said, “Sign here, kid, we could fix every fight,” But I learned from the shadows how to see through the night. I said, “Winning ain’t winning if it costs you your life— I would rather walk free than be chained to the hype.” [Chorus] I don’t need no deals in the dark, No chains on my mind, no bite on my heart. I rise with the light, not the mark of the mark— I win ‘cause I don’t sell my soul for the part. I shine ‘cause I build not because I was bought, I climb ‘cause I grind not because I was taught. You can keep your cheap throne and your thrones made of rot— I win ‘cause I didn’t give the core of what I got. [Bridge] No shortcuts, no masks, no gold rush, no traps, No hollow crowns stacked like a deck full of hacks. I don’t bow, don’t crack, don’t fold for a pact, If the cost is my essence then I’m leaving the track. I’m the storm in the calm, I’m the calm in the storm, I’m the voice in the night that refuses to conform. I’m the page in the book that they tried to transform— But I ripped out the script and rewrote my own form. [Verse 3] Now I’m standing on a peak that I carved with my hands, Every scar on my skin is a map of the land. I survived all the tricks, all the traps, all the scams, Now I rise with the truth like it’s part of the plan. They can whisper, they can gossip, they can call me insane, They can say that I lost ‘cause I never played the game. But I kept my own name, kept my honor in the flame, And the victory is sweeter when your soul stays the same. [Final Chorus] I don’t need no deals in the dark, No chains on my mind, no bite on my heart. I rise with the light, not the mark of the mark— I win ‘cause I don’t sell my soul for the part. I shine ‘cause I build not because I was bought, I climb ‘cause I grind not because I was taught. Keep your kings made of tores, keep your thrones that will rot— I win ‘cause I didn’t give the core of what I got. I win I win ‘cause I chain that were givin' every time I win I win ‘cause I told em' there's a change in my lock I win ‘cause chains on the weak that is wild and weak Why shame—