(Intro)
Yeah — lights up, uh
Look close, watch close
(Ah) Watch me glow
(Verse 1)
Stepped in the room, charged the air, neon heartbeat loud
You built a paper palace, I laid bricks from the ground
Talk is cheap — counterfeit coins in a shallow well
I earned my echoes, you bought your story from a carousel
You flex a hollow hustle, rented clout for the gram
I take the long route, you sprint for the sham
Mirror thick with fog, can’t see through the charade
I’m sunrise on the skyline, you’re yesterday’s trade
(Ad-libs: uh, ha, check it)
(Pre-Chorus)
Every bar a spotlight, every line a strike
You flash and flicker, I ignite the night
Feel the bass in your bones, watch the crowd cascade
This is real time — I glow while you fade
(Chorus)
You talk big noise, I built the stage (built it)
Empty crown, manufactured rage (faux reign)
Watch me glow while you fade out fast
That’s my win — you’re yesterday’s past
(Ad-libs: woo, hey)
(Verse 2)
You copy the cadence, trace my silhouette and rhyme
But charisma’s a currency you can’t counterfeit in time
I stack truth on truth — capital of scars and scars
You trade ten thousand followers for borrowed stars
See me in slo-mo while your pixels pixelate
I’m the wildfire growth; you’re last season’s crate
Words hit like ledgers, heavy with receipts
While your media bubbles pop with empty beats
(Ad-libs: skrt, yeah)
(Pre-Chorus)
Every bar a spotlight, every line a strike
You flash and flicker, I ignite the night
Feel the bass in your bones, watch the crowd cascade
This is real time — I glow while you fade
(Chorus)
You talk big noise, I built the stage (built it)
Empty crown, manufactured rage (faux reign)
Watch me glow while you fade out fast
That’s my win — you’re yesterday’s past
(Ad-libs: hey, clap, woo)
(Breakdown - Mid Song)
(Whispered) Remember when you said I’d never last?
(Spoken) Look up — that’s not luck, that’s craft
(Beat drops out — 4 counts)
Come back in with the sting: (yuh)
(Bridge)
I don’t need to bury you — your roots will rot on their own
I water what I seed, you harvest wind and stone
Your echo’s recycled; my sound is oxygen
I rise in real measures, you settle for pretend
(Ad-libs: ayy, whoo)
(Verse 3 — Final Punch)
Count your likes, I count the nights I paid the bills with lessons
You sell illusions boxed with flashy blessings
I press forward, ledger clean, legacy engraved
You skim the surface — I pioneer waves
So pick your headlines, stitch the shallow parade
My sunset’s a promise — your highlight’s a fade
(Ad-libs: ha, yeah)
(Chorus — Final)
You talk big noise, I built the stage (built it)
Empty crown, manufactured rage (faux reign)
Watch me glow while you fade out fast
That’s my win — you’re yesterday’s past
(Ad-libs: woo, whoa)
(Outro)
Lights dim, truth hums under the afterglow
I walk forward, you stay stuck on show
Remember the feeling when the crowd reframed
You were loud for a minute — I changed the game
(Spoken low) Watch me glow.
(Ad-libs fade: yeah... watch me glow)
