Seize the Moment (Extended 2)

Prelude

Woke up with a scar, couldn't let it define me

World cold, but my soul got fire behind me

Dreams in my fist, I was broke, I was bled

But survival’s an art, I'm alive, never dead

Build Up

You hear the footsteps, steady on the blacktop

Heart full of hunger, eyes locked on the jackpot

Tears in my past, turned ‘em all to a weapon

Now I sharpen my mind, every loss, every lesson

Intro

Yeah

Tunnel vision, locked in

Let’s go

Verse 1

Back against the wall, heavy breathin', nerves on edge

Life dealt me a hand, but I built my own deck

Clock tickin', sweat drippin', got one shot left

Nobody saw my grind, just the scars on my flesh

They said I’d never make it, turned my back, kept movin’

You either fight for your chance or become what you’re losin’

When you face every demon, look ‘em dead in the eye

You discover your power, or you break and you die

Chorus

It’s my moment, I won’t fold, I’m alive in the fire

From the bottom I rose, built my will from the wire

Every scar that I hold, every doubt in my mind

When the world going cold, still I reach for the sky

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh, can’t hold me down

Oh-oh, I own this now

Verse 2

My story isn’t luck, took the pain as a lesson

Every day I was hungry, never settled for seconds

People doubted my name, tried to lock me in place

Now I run through these chains, got that look on my face

I’ve been hustlin’ solo, grindin’ rain, sleet, or snow

Learned the cost of ambition is not lettin’ it go

Fallin’ way too many times, but you know how it is

When you taste defeat enough, you remind yourself to live

Pre-Chorus

I got fire in my heart, thunder runnin’ in my veins

Never runnin’ from the dark, every struggle gave me strength

So I take what I want, I’m not waitin’ for a chance

If you want it all, gotta make ‘em understand

Chorus

It’s my moment, I won’t fold, I’m alive in the fire

From the bottom I rose, built my will from the wire

Every scar that I hold, every doubt in my mind

When the world going cold, still I reach for the sky

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh, can’t hold me down

Oh-oh, I own this now

Bridge

Every shadow in the alley got a message to send

Kept my head up through the battle, now regret can’t defend

I put faith in the struggle, made diamonds from dirt

Now whenever they talk, I just smile through the hurt

Rapped Outro

Look, they can doubt all day, but I’m built for the rain

Didn’t flinch in the storm, didn’t run from the pain

Turn a loss to a win, got my life on display

Never followed the crowd, had to find my own way

They ain't know my nights cold, hunger in my chest

But I’ll never slow down, I was born for the test

So remember my name, let it ring through the night

‘Cause I carry this flame and I refuse to lose sight

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh, can’t hold me down

Oh-oh, I own this now

Final Verse

I came up from the chaos, pressure cookin’ my soul

Pushed limits, now I’m tougher than this concrete and gold

They tried to write my future with a pen full of doubt

But I took back the story, showed ‘em what I’m about

Enemies in the mirror, only fearin’ myself

Kept the circle so small, I ain’t needin’ the help

I earned every bruise, yeah, I walk with a pride

Made a promise to myself, either win or survive

Chorus

It’s my moment, I won’t fold, I’m alive in the fire

From the bottom I rose, built my will from the wire

Every scar that I hold, every doubt in my mind

When the world going cold, still I reach for the sky

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh,

Oh-oh, can’t hold me down

Oh-oh, I own this now