[Verse 1] I don’t rap I reload Spit code Flip modes Then I implode Wrote pain in the margins of a math test Turned stress into sharp-edged ad-libs in my chest Grew up where the bus came late Loose floorboards Cold nights Big plates of “wait” Every dream on clearance Bargain-bin fate Mama praying I’d escape before the lock clicked late [Chorus] I’m a shadow in the booth when the lights turn down Every line Every wound that I write burns now They said “stay in your lane ” had to fight that sound So I carved my name deep in the mic stand now Shadow in the booth I don’t hide I howl Every scar that I swallowed is a rhyme poured out If they bet against me Better change that count ‘Cause I’m here I’m loud I’m the comeback route (yeah) [Verse 2] Talk cheap I tax that Snap back Facts slap Watch ’em backtrack They clown I clown back But with craft Turn jokes into quotes they’ll be quoting in a decade and a half Whole life like a pop quiz Got hit with the worst Had to box with it Fear in my throat Put a lock on it Now I drag it to the page Drop a bomb on it (boom) [Chorus] I’m a shadow in the booth when the lights turn down Every line Every wound that I write burns now They said “stay in your lane ” had to fight that sound So I carved my name deep in the mic stand now Shadow in the booth I don’t hide I howl Every scar that I swallowed is a rhyme poured out If they bet against me Better change that count ‘Cause I’m here I’m loud I’m the comeback route (hey) [Bridge] They wanna see me break Not bend But pressure makes cuts turn pens If this is the start Not end Then every lost page just became revenge (uh) [Chorus] I’m a shadow in the booth when the lights turn down Every line Every wound that I write burns now They said “stay in your lane ” had to fight that sound So I carved my name deep in the mic stand now Shadow in the booth I don’t hide I howl Every scar that I swallowed is a rhyme poured out If they bet against me Better change that count ‘Cause I’m here I’m loud I’m the comeback route