I walked through fire just to feel the rain

Every scar I got still whispers my name

Tried to fit inside what they said was right

But truth don’t bend just to win a fight

I’ve been lost in the noise, chasing чужие dreams

Wearing someone else like a second skin

But the mirror got loud, said “enough pretending”

Every broken road brought me to this ending

Now I don’t flinch when the ground gives way

I don’t run when the sky turns gray

I am the truth, I don’t need your proof

I don’t fold when the pressure moves

I expect the unexpected, let it crash, let it burn

Every twist in the road is a lesson I’ve earned

I am the fire, I am the proof

I stand unshaken in the absolute

Let it come, I’m already set

I am the truth—and I expect the unexpected

They project their fears, try to write my lines

Call it love, but it’s just disguise

I don’t play those games, I don’t wear that mask

Intimacy’s sacred, I don’t move that fast

You can throw your doubts, you can walk away

But don’t paint me with the games you play

I know who I am when the lights go black

And I won’t trade truth just to have you back

Yeah, I’ve seen storms that would break most men

That’s why I don’t fear what’s around the bend

I am the truth, I don’t need your proof

I don’t fold when the pressure moves

I expect the unexpected, let it crash, let it burn

Every twist in the road is a lesson I’ve earned

I am the fire, I am the proof

I stand unshaken in the absolute

Let it come, I’m already set

I am the truth—and I expect the unexpected

Now I move different, I don’t chase control

I let life unfold, I just own my soul

Every high, every low, every turn unseen

Built a man who stands in between

Between faith and fire, between loss and grace

I don’t need to rush, I don’t need to chase

What is meant for me won’t miss my step

So I walk head high with zero regret

If it all falls down tonight

I’ll still stand in what is right

No illusion left to chase

I see clearly, face to face

Love is real when it’s aligned

Not a game of shifting minds

So if you go, just understand

I won’t be less—I’ll just expand

I am the truth, carved in the roots

Of every storm I made it through

I expect the unexpected, I welcome the test

Every trial just reveals my best

I am the voice, I make the choice

I don’t silence what I know

Let it come, I don’t regret

I am the truth—and I expect the unexpected

Yeah, I expect it…

And I’m ready for it.

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