Fire Crown Rhapsody

Lyrics

I DIDN’T SURVIVE TO STAY SMALL Rock • Rap • Gospel — performed by BEZBEZ [Intro — Spoken over heartbeat and guitar] They wanted me quiet. They wanted me broke. They threw me in the fire— then acted surprised when I came back as smoke. [Choir — Soft] He walked through the valley… But the valley couldn’t keep him. [Verse 1 — Rap] I learned about hunger with my back to the wall, Had nobody coming when I needed that call. They loved me when I had it, disappeared when I fell, So I built me a kingdom from the bricks of my hell. Money brings power, but power brings snakes, Everybody loyal till the whole table shakes. I’ve been cheated, defeated, left bleeding inside, But you cannot kill a man who already survived. Every scar on my body is a signature signed, Every loss was a lesson that sharpened my mind. They were praying I would break—I was learning to bend, Now the ones who shut the door want to call me their friend. [Pre-Chorus — Rock Vocal] I crawled through the darkness, I fought through it all. If God wanted me buried— Why did He teach me to crawl? [Chorus — Huge Rock and Gospel Choir] I DIDN’T SURVIVE TO STAY SMALL! I DIDN’T BLEED JUST TO CRAWL! I came from nothing, now I’m taking it all— Money! Power! I survived every fall! I DIDN’T SURVIVE TO STAY DOWN! I walked through fire wearing my crown! Let the whole world hear me when I make that call— I DIDN’T SURVIVE TO STAY SMALL! [Post-Chorus — Choir Chant] Still standing! Still breathing! Still fighting! Still believing! [Verse 2 — Faster Rap] I’ve seen money turn brothers into enemies quick, Seen a smile hide a knife and a handshake switch. They’ll salute when you’re winning, disappear when you’re hurt, Then return when they notice that your name has worth. I don’t worship the money—I remember the cold, I remember being hungry, being doubted and sold. Now I walk like a king, but the struggle remains, Because survival leaves wisdom—and success leaves stains. I want power for the people who were never allowed, For the ones with empty pockets but a heart beating loud. For the mothers working doubles, for the kids with a dream, For the men nobody noticed till they built their own team. I was born in the pressure, I was raised by the pain, Now the thunder knows my voice and the fire knows my name. If the devil wants a battle, tell him bring every wall— I didn’t come this damn far just to live afraid and small! [Guitar Break] [Bridge — Gospel Call and Response] Lead: Who kept you breathing? Choir: GOD KEPT ME BREATHING! Lead: Who kept you standing? Choir: GOD KEPT ME STANDING! Lead: What did the fire do? Choir: MADE ME STRONGER! Lead: What did the pain do? Choir: MADE ME WISER! Lead: And what are you now? Choir: A SURVIVOR! [Breakdown — Spoken/Rapped] I don’t need your permission. I don’t need your applause. I paid for this future with my blood and my scars. You saw the crown— but you didn’t see the cost. I didn’t become powerful because I never lost. I became powerful because I lost everything… And kept going. [Final Chorus — Full Band and Choir] I DIDN’T SURVIVE TO STAY SMALL! I DIDN’T BLEED JUST TO CRAWL! I came from nothing, now I’m taking it all— Money! Power! I survived every fall! I DIDN’T SURVIVE TO STAY DOWN! Heaven knows how I earned this crown! Let the whole world rise when they hear that call— WE DIDN’T SURVIVE TO STAY SMALL! [Choir — Repeat and Build] We didn’t survive to stay small! We didn’t survive to stay small! Through the fire, through the pain— We are standing here again! [Outro — Music Drops Out] Money can disappear. Power can change hands. But you can’t take survival from a self-made man. BEZBEZ.