Lyrics
Learned when to speak and when to let it ride
Some battles cost more than pride
I've stood in rooms where the truth stayed quiet
Watched good intentions turn into sides
Took it on the chin didn't say a word
Some lessons land harder when they ain't heard
You learn real fast who's solid and who ain't
When the smoke clears and the silence stays
I've seen faces change when the talk got thin
Promises fade when it's time to dig in
I didn't come out untouched just still standin'
That's a scar you earn by demandin' nothin'
It's the horseshit you swallow just to stay standin'
The moments you choose peace when you could've gone loud
Carry weight nobody sees you carry
Hold your line while the truth gets drowned
Yeah it ain't loud but it cuts like glass
That's the kind of livin' that leaves a man intact
I've walked away when my name got bent
Let time say what I never did
Watched karma work without my help
Funny how truth don't need defense
I ain't perfect I just stay real
And I don't trade my calm for a cheap thrill
If you ain't been burned you won't understand
The cost of stayin' solid in a crooked land
I don't carry hate I just carry truth
And a long damn list of what not to do
It's the horseshit you swallow just to stay standin'
The moments you choose peace when you could've gone loud
Carry weight nobody sees you carry
Hold your line while the truth gets drowned
Yeah it ain't loud but it cuts like glass
That's the kind of livin' that leaves a man intact
Truth don't shout it waits