I Don't Fold

Lyrics

[Intro] Keys on the table, rain on the glass I count every lesson from the days that passed [Verse 1] I came through quiet, no parade at the door Had to turn a small chance into something more Mama kept the rent note folded under a plate I was learning how to move while the pressure stayed Now they call when the room gets tense But they never saw the nights I spent With a cracked phone screen and a half-full tank Still I made one plan and I never blinked [Pre-Chorus] Tell me what you know about carrying weight Smiling for the room while you wrestle with fate I kept my word when the easy road bent Now every scar got a name and a rent [Chorus] I don’t fold, I don’t fade Built this nerve from the mess they made If the door stays locked, I create my way Put my whole name on the price I paid I don’t fold, I don’t fade No borrowed crown, no borrowed praise When the whole room turns, I remain Still ten toes when they call my name [Verse 2] New shoes, same hunger, old friends keep score Some want the seat, some want the keys to the door I learned real quick who was close for the climb And who disappeared when I needed more time No revenge speech, I just sharpen the craft Let the numbers on the page do the talking back Every setback left dust on my coat I shook it off, put the fear in a note Then I wrote what I wanted, line after line Turned a dead-end week to a headline night [Pre-Chorus] Tell me what you know about carrying weight Smiling for the room while you wrestle with fate I kept my word when the easy road bent Now every scar got a name and a rent [Chorus] I don’t fold, I don’t fade Built this nerve from the mess they made If the door stays locked, I create my way Put my whole name on the price I paid I don’t fold, I don’t fade No borrowed crown, no borrowed praise When the whole room turns, I remain Still ten toes when they call my name [Bridge] If I lose, let it be while I’m reaching If I fall, let the ground hear me breathing No disguise, no retreat, no replacement I was forged in the pressure they gave me [Final Chorus] I don’t fold, I don’t fade Built this nerve from the mess they made If the door stays locked, I create my way Put my whole name on the price I paid I don’t fold, I don’t fade No borrowed crown, no borrowed praise When the whole room turns, I remain Still ten toes when they call my name [Outro] Keys on the table, rain on the glass I kept moving forward, left the doubt in the past