Verse 1

I set my sights on being known,

I wanted praise that I could own.

I chased the lights, I took the stage,

I fed my pride, I fed my rage.

I climbed so fast I lost my ground,

I shut out every warning sound.

I told myself I had it made,

I built a name that slowly swayed.

Pre-Chorus

I felt the rush, I felt the heat,

I thought that I could not be beat.

Chorus

I rose to the top and I held the crown,

Then everything I built burned down.

I watched it fall, I felt the blame,

I saw my life go down in flames.

But in the smoke I saw the truth,

I faced the lies I called my proof.

I let it go, I changed my aim,

I climbed again without the claim.

Verse 2

The crowd grew quiet, doors were closed,

The ones I trusted all disposed.

The calls stopped coming to my phone,

I sat with failure on my own.

No more applause, no more demand,

Just broken plans and empty hands.

I saw the cost of what I’d done,

I saw the harm beneath the run.

Pre-Chorus

I felt the weight, I felt the shame,

I had no title left to name.

Chorus

I rose to the top and I held the crown,

Then everything I built burned down.

I watched it fall, I felt the blame,

I saw my life go down in flames.

But in the smoke I saw the truth,

I faced the lies I called my proof.

I let it go, I changed my aim,

I climbed again without the claim.

Bridge

I asked for help, I learned to hear,

I made things right, I stayed sincere.

I took the steps I used to skip,

I loosened up my tightening grip.

No need to stand above the rest,

No need to say that I’m the best.

I found my strength in steady pace,

I found my worth in truth and grace.

Final Chorus

I rose again but not the same,

No need for fortune, power, fame.

I built it slow, I built it sound,

With open hands and feet on ground.

I reached the top with clearer sight,

No need to prove that I was right.

I stand with calm, I stand with aim,

I climb with heart, not for a name.