Scars Like Trophies (Extended 1)

Prologue

Cold world, raised in the gutter, never had a hand to lift me

Dreams stitched in hunger, pain the only one that sticks with me

Rain in my sneakers, days with just hope for dinner

I found a way to turn defeat into a winner

Steel in my spine, taught myself to never fold

Broken bones remind me not to do what I was told

Everything I've got, had to fight for every inch

I built a kingdom from the ashes, made my darkness make me rich

Intro

I refuse to quit, yeah, that's what makes me dangerous

Try to break me, you gon' see how strong my anger is

Take it all, strip me bare, leave me in the rain

I claw my way back, turn every loss into gain

Verse 1

They push me to the limit, still I don't collapse

Pressure made diamonds, now I draw up battle maps

Taking scars like trophies, every struggle, every cost

My power doesn't grow in peace, it comes from what I've lost

Haters try to step, thinking I'll just fade away

But I turn my setbacks into fuel and set the stage

Falling on my own, but you won't see me begging

I take the pain inside and flip it into weapon

Chorus

You can beat me down, take everything from me

Still I rise, like a storm breaking chains free

Strength isn't born from comfort, it comes from pain

Every hit I take, just ignites me again

Verse 2

You want to see the fire, just look into my eyes

Adversity’s the reason that I sharpen every line

Lost so many battles, but I learned to run the race

Now I'm driven, never brittle, never easy to replace

Ripped apart and stitched again, I walk with every scar

My will written in my blood, fate can't tell me who we are

Standing on the bottom just makes victory sweet

Cause when you face destruction, quitting's not for me

Chorus

You can beat me down, take everything from me

Still I rise, like a storm breaking chains free

Strength isn't born from comfort, it comes from pain

Every hit I take, just ignites me again