Still Standin' (Bronx Fire)

Intro - sung, melodic, soft autotune

Aye, yeah… they never wanted good for me

But I kept pushin', still standin', you see

(ah, yeah)

Verse 1 - melodic rap, flowing delivery

Came up from nothin', Bronx streets where I slept cold

Mama cryin' in the kitchen, had to break the mold

Couldn't trust nobody, niggas switch up when you shine

Smelly gone forever, still got him on my mind (on my mind)

Had to grind in silence, couldn't let 'em see me bleed

Every dollar that I'm stackin' was a desperate fuckin' need

Locked up young, wrote my pain down in them prison walls

Now I'm rollin' through the city like I answered every call (yeah, yeah)

Pre-Hook - melodic, building intensity

I been through the fire, barely made it out alive (alive)

All them fake ones couldn't stop me from my rise (my rise)

So I'm pourin' out my heart for every night I cried

They said I wouldn't make it — look me in my eyes (aye)

Chorus - sung with AutoTune, emotional, looping melody

Still standin' after everything they put me through (yeah)

Still standin', I was broken but I pushed right through (pushed right through)

All them demons on my back and I just knew

I was destined for this shit, it's overdue (overdue)

Still standin'… still standin'…

(ah, aye, yeah)

Verse 2 - harder rap delivery, more aggressive

These pussy niggas plottin', keep your distance from my lane

Came back from seven shots and I ain't never been the same (never been the same)

God kept me breathin' for a reason, gotta chase my goals

Countin' up this money now, it's healing up my soul (soul)

Used to eat from nothing, now the table lookin' full

Every hater in my past just gave me more to pull (more to pull)

Loyalty is rare, nigga, I don't trust the ones that smile

Seen too many switch up, crossed my heart out every mile (aye)

Pre-Hook - same as before, slightly more powerful

I been through the fire, barely made it out alive (alive)

All them fake ones couldn't stop me from my rise (my rise)

So I'm pourin' out my heart for every night I cried

They said I wouldn't make it — look me in my eyes (aye)

Chorus

Still standin' after everything they put me through (yeah)

Still standin', I was broken but I pushed right through (pushed right through)

All them demons on my back and I just knew

I was destined for this shit, it's overdue (overdue)

Still standin'… still standin'…

(ah, aye, yeah)

Bridge - soft, almost spoken-sung, vulnerable

I just gotta keep goin'… for my brothers that didn't make it

For my mama who sacrificed… I can't waste it

Shit gets dark sometimes but I face it

Everything I been through, I embrace it… (yeah)

Outro - melodic fade, ad-libs layered

Still standin'… aye… yeah…

They counted me out, I ain't forget… nah…

Still here… still breathin'… still me…

(ah, woah, yeah… Tjay…)