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I hold the line, no parade

Small proof still keeps me straight

No room claps, I still rap

What stayed with me never changed

I learned to move without a witness

Quiet rooms can grow your thickness

Pride got teeth, doubt got rhythm

I shake both hands, keep distance

Everybody loves a finished thing

Nobody asks what winter brings

I been wrong, still been right

Same old fight, different ring

My patience thin, my aim steady

Bad news came, I stayed ready

I talk less when pressure heavy

Light joke, dark confetti

Rent due, heart rude

Still make one clean move

If I fall, I fall forward

Bruised hands, good shoes

I hold the line, no parade

Small proof still keeps me straight

No room claps, I still rap

What stayed with me never changed

I hold the line, no parade

Small proof still keeps me straight

No room claps, I still rap

What stayed with me never changed

I seen hype wear cheap cologne

Loud rooms still feel alone

They want shine without the grind

I want time to call my own

Old friends ask if I made it

I say close, then change the subject

Truth is ugly, still I hug it

Pretty lies came overdressed

I been patient, not passive

Calm face, back active

Half my plans got buried early

Other half got more attractive

Simple wins can feed the chest

Small steps can clear the mess

I don't need a perfect path

I need proof I won't forget

I hold the line, no parade

Small proof still keeps me straight

No room claps, I still rap

What stayed with me never changed

Some nights feel like unpaid debt

Old mistakes still send requests

I don't answer every feeling

Some thoughts only want respect

Pressure knocks with dirty shoes

Leaves its mark across the room

I clean up, then crack a joke

That's my way of staying true

I been close to quitting twice

Called it peace, it sounded nice

Then the itch came through my ribs

Same hunger, different price

I don't worship being tired

That ain't wisdom, that's a trap

Rest a little, check the pulse

If it hits, I circle back

I hold the line, no parade

Small proof still keeps me straight

No room claps, I still rap

What stayed with me never changed

I hold the line, no parade

Small proof still keeps me straight

No room claps, I still rap

What stayed with me never changed

Tell the doubt to take a number

It been here since last summer

I don't run from hard weather

I just dress a little tougher

Nothing fake inside my posture

I got flaws, I got offers

Some from fear, some from hunger

Both can talk, neither boss me

I know people love a headline

I like work that takes a deadline

If it breaks, I learn the weak spot

Patch the gap, make the next climb

No big speech, no bright banner

No fake grin for the camera

If I win, I want it plain

Clean hands, clear grammar

I hold the line, no parade

Small proof still keeps me straight

No room claps, I still rap

What stayed with me never changed

I don't need to sound heroic

Half the battle's staying focused

Excitement leaves without a note

Discipline knows where the door is

I keep less and mean it more

Sweep the dust from off the floor

Build one thing that bears my weight

Then stop shopping for a storm

That's the part they never show

Slow days make the roots grow

Tiny signs, quiet yes

One real step, less unknown

If tomorrow tests my chest

I got breath, I got nerve

No parade, no permission

Still here, still deserve