(Intro — slow strings, distant crowd noise fading in and out) You cheered. You booed. You never listened. Now hear me. Verse 1 I gave you everything I had since day one, Every mile on my back, every fight I’d won. Smiled through the noise, played the role you wrote, While you judged my soul from a chant in your throat. You loved me loud, then you hated me louder, Built me a throne just to tear it down after. Said I was stale, said I never evolved, But you kept watchin’ every move I resolved. Pre-Hook Funny how love feels conditional, Funny how loyalty’s fictional. You wanted a hero on your terms, I burned for years just to watch you turn. Hook I don’t need you anymore, I needed peace, Needed silence from the noise you feed. You screamed my name just to spit it back, So don’t act shocked when I don’t react. I don’t need you anymore, I paid that cost, Bled for the brand while you flipped the cross. You made me a villain the moment I grew, So now I choose me — I don’t need you. Verse 2 I stood tall while you questioned my worth, Every era changed, but the hate stayed first. You said “be real,” then rejected the truth, ‘Cause the truth don’t clap when it stares at you. I carried the weight when the locker was thin, Took every burden, wore every sin. But the second I cracked, second I chose myself, You called it betrayal, like I owed you my health. Hook I don’t need you anymore, I needed air, Needed space from the cage you built in your prayers. You threw stones then asked me to smile, I stayed longer than I should’ve — mile after mile. I don’t need you anymore, don’t need the cheers, Don’t need approval after all these years. You loved the idea, not the man I grew into, So now I walk away — I don’t need you. Bridge — spoken, bitter honesty You don’t love people. You love moments. And the second they change… You change with them. Verse 3 I watched new faces get the grace I never got, One bad night and my name was a shot. You say “thank you” now that I’m almost gone, But where was that love when it would’ve helped me hold on? I was loyal to a crowd that never stood still, Tried to be unbreakable — turns out I’m human still. So I stopped bleeding for a chant that fades, I don’t need your forgiveness to validate my pain. Final Hook (quiet, resolved) I don’t need you anymore, and that’s the truth, Not out of anger — out of growth and proof. I gave you my best, my youth, my name, You gave me a target and called it a game. I don’t need you anymore, I found my way, When I stopped asking crowds if I was okay. You can boo, you can cheer, you can rewrite the lore— But understand this now… I don’t need you anymore. Outro — crowd noise fades to silence I gave you everything. Now I give myself back. And that’s something you don’t get to take.
