Off the Top

[Verse 1]
Woke up with a bar in my mouth
No pen, just a pulse in my chest
Whole lane clear, but I still take the long way
Talking to myself like a guest

Bad days in the back of my brain
I turn pain into proof I exist
They said “stay small, play safe”
I said “say less,” made a list

Name of every doubt I erased
Face of every voice that said “quit”
Now I wear ’em like tags on my laces
Stepping on ’em every time that I sprint (yeah)

[Chorus]
This that rap from the real side
From the long nights, heavy eyes, still I rise
Every small “no” turned a big “why”
Then a big “watch this,” let the fear die (hey!)

This that talk you can’t fake, it’s a habit
Grit in my teeth, see the dream, I grab it
Stare down the cliff, take a breath, then I dive
If I’m here, then the doubt don’t survive

[Verse 2]
They scroll while I sharpen my tongue
Same twenty-four, I just cut mine clean
Turn one closed door to a crack in the frame
Kick once, whole wall lean

I been broke, been lost, been silent
Now I’m loud in a calm kind of way
I don’t need gold on my neck for the shine
I got truth that’ll light up the day (woo)

If I fall, that’s a plot twist, not an ending
Just a new rhyme scheme for the pain
I plant every L in the dirt like a seed
Watch it grow when it tastes my rain

[Chorus]
This that rap from the real side
From the long nights, heavy eyes, still I rise
Every small “no” turned a big “why”
Then a big “watch this,” let the fear die (let it go)

This that talk you can’t fake, it’s a habit
Grit in my teeth, see the dream, I grab it
Stare down the cliff, take a breath, then I dive
If I’m here, then the doubt don’t survive