We the great ones

A strong man is the one who falls a hundred times and stands up a hundred and one

He carries scars that no one sees, battles that no one knows, and pain that no one will ever understand

He doesn't speak much because his actions speak louder

He has been doubted, betrayed, left alone, but still he moves forward

That is strength

Silent, unshakable, unstoppable

This song is dedicated to Tommy motherfuckin' Bennett up in Portland

You got this shit, blood

They love you when you're broken

They hate you when you're chosen

I bled for this shit

Now watch me stand on it

I came from the cracks in the pavement, stomach on empty

Dreams so big they tried to break me, couldn't end me

Every door slammed, every smile faked

Every handout only showed me what to take

I learned pain turned to power, pressure made diamonds

They were sleeping on me, heaving out a silence

Loud, I ain't lucky, I'm relentless

This, different, I survived shit most of y'all would never

You mentioned I been stabbed in the back, smiled in my face

Watched the love turn to envy when I found my pace

I done lost more than money, I lost blood

Still stood tall, told the devil, what's up

They said, slow down

I said, watch me accelerate

Ain't no ceiling on a soul that was built to be great

Every scar tell a story, every loss taught me aim

Now I walk like I own it cause I earned my name

I'm great, yeah, the great one

Ain't nobody fuckin' with me, stayin' straight

So I came from the dirt, now I shine when I step

If they doubt me one more time, I'll remind them who's next

I'm great, yeah, the great one

Unstoppable force, I don't break, I become

I been down, I been numb, I been tested by fate

Now the world gotta deal with the rise of the great

I don't flex for attention, I flex for the pain

Every dollar got a memory, every win got a name

I remember cold nights, talkin' to God

Askin' why the road hard when my heart so raw

I ain't perfect, I'm proof that the grind still work

That the real still rise even when it hurt

They counted me out, put my name in the dirt

Now I'm laughin' to the bank in a tailored shirt

I ain't scared of competition, I am the threat

I don't chase validation, I demand respect

If you ain't walk this path, don't speak up my pace

I done ran through hell just to stand in my place

I live like a king with a chip on his shoulder

Every doubt just made my backbone cold

I ain't here to be liked, I'm here to be remembered

I was built in the fire, not born in September

I'm great, I'm great, yeah, the great one

Can't no one fuck with me, this race done

I survived, boy, should've buried my fate

Now I stand on my name, had be weighed

I'm great, yeah, the great one, the great one

Pressure couldn't crush me, crushed me and made one

From the gutter to the gates of the great

If you sleep on me now, you were way too late

They see the shine, not the miles I walk

Not the nights I cry, not the bridges I cross

Demons shook hands with fear, told them both

I'm still here, yeah, I'm still right here

I don't brag, I declare there's a difference

This confidence, sir, not given

I ain't boasting, I'm proving the point

That the underdog bite when you corner a joint

I was doubted by family, friends, and foes

Steroids like smoke when the pressure close

They try to box me in, label my lane

I broke the whole frame, rewrote the game

I ain't lucky, I'm disciplined, focus obsessed

I don't settle for good when I know I'm the best

Say it loud, say it proud, let it resonate

I ain't just in the room, I dominate

Who was told you ain't shit

Who kept going when life tried to call it quits

For the nights you ain't eat, still believe

For the tears you ain't show, still achieve

It's for the scars, the rage, the fight

For the hunger that don't sleep at night

If you made it this far, you already great

You just gotta stand up and take your fate

I'm great, yeah, the great one

History in the making

I ain't done, they can hate, they can talk, they can wait

But they can't stop the rise of the great

I'm great, yeah, the great one

This pressure made one

Remember this moment, remember this face

You witnessing the birth of the great

I didn't come this far to play small

I didn't bleed this much to fall

I'm not next

I'm not hoping

I know

I'm great