Twisted and Proud (Extended 1)

Prologue

Walk through the static, pavement cracks wide

Bottled-up words I never could hide

Echoes of laughter are breakin' the mold

Paintin' my name in colors so bold

Build

Shadowed by rumors, but I kept on

Fuelin' my fire 'til shackles are gone

Joy in the struggle, I grind my teeth

Turn every slander to gold underneath

Intro

Let 'em point, let 'em call me out

Been called a lot, but I flipped the sound

Fuel in my engine, hate turns to play

Got their labels taped right on my face

Intro

Let 'em point, let 'em call me out

Been called a lot, but I flipped the sound

Fuel in my engine, hate turns to play

Got their labels taped right on my face

Verse 1

I walk in the room, voices retreat

They don't know joy looks just like me

Their words like knives, but I taste the gold

Fire in my chest, can't be controlled

Grinning with defiance, pride in my name

Twist every slur, light up the flame

Chorus

You tried to break me, but I just laughed

Called me something different, power in my path

Roll with the madness, twisted and proud

I'm flipping the meaning, I'm shouting so loud

Post-Chorus

Joy in my veins

Can't be contained

Verse 2

Caged words, they spit from their mouths

But I made them mine, flipped it around

Shame tried to sink in, I'm wearing a crown

Can't drag me under, I won't go down

Pre-Chorus

Let the world see, let the world hear

Redefine the pain, burn up the fear

Chorus

You tried to break me, but I just laughed

Called me something different, power in my path

Roll with the madness, twisted and proud

I'm flipping the meaning, I'm shouting so loud

Post-Chorus

Joy in my veins

Can't be contained

Bridge

Static in my head, no room for shame

Clutching the chaos, I own the name

Rage turned to laughter, thunder in my soul

Spinnin' what they throw, I take control

Verse 3

Walk through the fire, never burned down

I built these scars into a crown

Every word twisted, I build my own sound

Turn what they hate into joy I found

Louder than silence, stomp through the haze

Their poison can't kill the world I blaze

Chorus

You tried to break me, but I just laughed

Called me something different, power in my path

Roll with the madness, twisted and proud

I'm flipping the meaning, I'm shouting so loud

Post-Chorus

Joy in my veins

Can't be contained

Joy in my veins

I'm not afraid

Outro

Raise up the broken for all to see

Chant out the slurs, reclaim what they mean

Joy in my scars and grime on my skin

This is the anthem for where I've been

Give me the weight, I’ll press it down flat

Rewrite the script, ain’t nothing to that

Laugh while they crumble, take in the strange

No label on me's gonna make me change

Final Hook

Power in madness, louder than pain

Their words rebound, I carry the flame

Every insult, cut free from the chain

I flip what they give into joy again

Post-Chorus

Joy in my veins

Joy in the strain

Joy in my name

Never the same