Lyrics
Everybody want the crown, nobody want the scar
You don't get the blessing 'til you live through the lesson
Our law don't just survive, we evolve
Used to curse the sky, fist full of rage
Soul full of fire, heart locked in a cage
Ran from the truth, all pain was a plague
Now I see the storm was just clearing the stage
Had to lose friends, had to lose pride
Had to stand alone with no place to hide
On the wall, said, boy, pick a side
'Cause running from growth is just suicide
Lesson hit hard like a backhand swing
Lost everything just to gain one thing
A voice that don't flinch, a soul that sings
And a mind that sees what the blind can't bring
You want the crown, but won't let it change
Want the sun, but you fear the rain
Every blessing got a price and pain
Gotta learn a lesson or you stay the same
Can't skip steps, can't cheat the climb
Truth hit harder when it come in time
Outlaw soul, yeah, the road gets mean
But the dirt's where you find what the light can't bring
Patience was the hardest pill I had to swallow
Wanted quick wins, got months feeling hollow
Watched fake ones eat while I starved in silence
Had to build faith from the echoes of violence
They don't see the nights I was praying in the dark
Trying to turn a pistol to a palette for art
Now I bleed in the booth with a preacher's heart
Every bar's a tombstone torn apart
Change is pain, it's what you do with the weight
Will you fold under pressure or reshape fate?
I took my L's and I carved my lane
Now I speak from the scars like a prophet with chains
You want the crown, but won't let it change
Want the sun, but you fear the rain
Every blessing got a price and pain
Gotta learn a lesson or you stay the same
Can't skip steps, can't cheat the climb
Truth hit harder when it come in time
Outlaw soul, yeah, the road gets mean
But the dirt's where you find what the light can't bring
You ever pray for peace, and God sends a war?
Ever ask for strength, and lose what you adore?
That's a lesson
You say you wanna rise, but what are you willing to fall for?
Blessings don't show up in comfort, they show up in clarity
After the pain, after the purge
Now I bless my name every time I speak
Put love on my tongue, keep death on a leash
Got gold in my chest where that hate used to eat
Now the storm's just a beat that I ride on repeat
I ain't holy, I'm healed, I'm a walk in redemption
Made peace with the past, turned pain to intention
Every lesson a state, every scar a confession
Now I walk like a king through a cursed dimension
Don't fear the trial, it's the key to your gate
The more that you break, the more that you make
So when the pain knocks, don't run from the flame
Blessings wear a mask, and they whisper your name
You want the crown, but won't let it change
Want the sun, but you fear the rain
Every blessing got a price to pay
Gotta learn a lesson or you stay the same
Can't skip steps, can't cheat the climb
Truth hit harder when it come in time
Outlaw soul, yeah, the road gets mean
But the dirt's where you find what the light can't bring
No blessing without the breaking
No rising without a reckoning
Learn a lesson or repeat the test