BUILT IN ME

Lyrics

[Intro] Yeah. I ain't searching for it. It was built in me. Born ready. [Verse 1] I got purpose in my blood, got a mission in my chest, Pressure made a diamond, I was built for the test. Pain gave me knowledge, discipline gave me direction, Had to look inside myself before I asked for correction. I got scars, I got lessons, I got truth in my reflection, Every loss became a class, every fall became progression. I don't talk about character, I show it when it's tested, When nobody in the room, that's when integrity gets measured. Accountability—yeah, put that on my name, If I started that fire, I acknowledge that flame. I can apologize and still stand on what I believe, 'Cause admitting when you're wrong don't make a man weak. I got F.L.Y. in me—First Love Yourself, Had to stop reaching outside and start building myself. Mind strong, body strong, soul getting aligned, I stopped fighting everybody when I conquered my mind. [Chorus] It's built in me! Purpose in me! Fight in me! Truth in me! I got everything I need already inside of me. Pain in me! Growth in me! Love in me! Hope in me! I wasn't born finished— I was born with the pieces. [Verse 2] I got father in me, gotta lead by example, My daughter watching close, so my choices really matter. I can't preach about healing while I'm feeding old patterns, Gotta break what was broken so it don't travel backwards. That's legacy. Not money alone, It's giving your child something stronger than what you were shown. It's saying, "Baby, know yourself, never trade who you are, And when life gets dark, remember darkness can't erase stars." I got compassion, but boundaries too, I can understand your pain without accepting what you do. I can love you from a distance, I ain't carrying your weight, 'Cause forgiveness doesn't mean giving dysfunction a place. [Beat Switch] Hold up— I got DRIVE in me, FIRE in me, Every damn lesson still ALIVE in me. Fall seven times? Put EIGHT on me, Tell adversity put another PLATE on me. I been— Working on the mind! Working on the body! Working on the soul! Ain't waiting on nobody! Turn trauma into wisdom, Turn wisdom into service, Turn service into purpose, Now the suffering was worth it. Not because pain was good— Because I made it mean something. I don't need perfect people, I need people who confront it. If you said it, then stand on it. If you broke it, then own it. If you love me, then show it. If you're growing, keep going. Character ain't captions, Character is habits. Character is who you become When nobody's clapping. [Final Chorus] It's built in me! Purpose in me! Strength in me! Peace in me! Everything I'm becoming Started underneath. Love in me! Fight in me! God gave me life And put the light in me! I don't chase my purpose— I uncover it. I don't search for myself— I discover it. [Outro] Born ready. Not born finished. There's a difference. First Love Yourself. Then build. Then heal. Then lead. Then give it away.