[Verse 1]
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

[Pre-Chorus]
Now I don’t flinch when the ground gives way
I don’t run when the sky turns gray

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
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

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, I’ve seen storms that would break most men
That’s why I don’t fear what’s around the bend

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 3]
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

[Bridge]
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

[Final Chorus]
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

[Outro]
Yeah, I expect it…
And I’m ready for it.

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