THE NAME

Midnight talks with my shadow on the wall
Dreams so heavy, felt the rise before the fall
Cold streets hummin' like an old bassline
Every step I took was borrowed time
Mama said, "Boy, don't sell your soul"
But hunger got a way of takin' control
I heard the city whisper through the pain
Every dollar I earned had a chain

Lights so bright but the room still dark
Faith in my chest, scars in my heart
They see the shine, never count the cost
Every win built on what I lost

Hear a million echoes when my name get called
From the dust to the throne, I stood tall
Every tear turned gold in the flame
I don't chase the crown, I became the name
Ooh, I became the name

Clock keep tickin', debts in my sleep
Promises I made I was scared to keep
Friends turn strangers when the numbers rise
Truth hit harder when success arrives
Old blues playin' on a cracked-up phone
Remind me where I'm from, not where I'm goin' alone
Success taste sweet but it cuts so deep
Heavy lies the crown I keep

If I fall tonight, let the record show
I paid my dues in a river of lows
No handouts, no borrowed fame
Just a broken man with a burnin' flame

A million echoes when my name get called
From the dust to the throne, I stood tall
Every tear turned gold in the flame
I don't chase the crown, I became the name
Ooh, I became the name

Spotlights fade but the blues remain
Legacy written in joy and pain
If tomorrow's gone, one thing's true
I turned my scars into somethin' new
I became the name
Ooh, I became the name