Since Birth

I had to bleed for my backbone

Had to break just to stand

Every lesson came painful

Every truth in my hand

I learned silence before sound

Learned the room before respect

Learned how power look fake

When it's wrapped in a check

They told me wait my turn

Like strength was something I'd earn

So I stayed cold, stayed hungry

Let the pressure burn

Now they hear me when I speak

But it cost me my nerve

I wasn't born with it

I deserved it

That's the difference

Powerful since birth

Don't ask me where I got it

I don't flex, I exist

That's the profit

I don't chase what I am

I remember

Powerful since birth

That's forever

Yeah

That's forever

I don't knock on doors

They feel me when I'm near

I don't raise my tone

I don't trade power for fear

I don't shrink my shine

So insecure minds can rest

If my presence makes you nervous

That's a you problem, not stress

I don't owe nobody proof

I don't soften my stance

I don't dim what was gifted

So they feel like they stand a chance

So you never doubted shit?

Never forgot who I was

Never needed validation?

I don't audition for love

Watching you stand untouched

Made me question my grind

I thought pain made me real

Now I see it just took time

Maybe power ain't louder

Maybe it's just aligned

Maybe I was chasing strength

That was already mine

Powerful since birth

Don't question the source

I see it now

Yeah, I feel the force

I don't bend for permission

I learned it too late

Powerful since birth

Either way