Dj Grisss Say my name

I was raised where a promise had a price on its head
Where you learned how to listen, how to watch where you step
I was young, I was hungry, I was chasing respect
Till the ones who believed in me were easy to forget
I mistook being feared for becoming a man
Built a throne out of ashes - now I know where I stand
Every scar has a story, every loss has a name
You can win every battle and still lose the game
I became everything I swore I’d never be
Now the boy in the mirror won’t look back at me
If they take all I own, if they settle the score
Tell me who’ll still be waiting when I walk through the door

Day by day, say my name
We let everybody go
All this gold, all this gold
Never warmed a single soul
Day by day, say my name
Every heart is turning cold
Got the crown, got the crown
But there’s nobody home

They said, Take what you can, never ask what it costs
So I counted the wins, never counted the loss
For a minute on top, I gave years of my life
For a seat at the table, left my people outside
I met kings with no kingdom, no crown and no throne
I met slaves dressed in diamonds, still dying alone
When the whole room went silent, the loud ones were gone
Only those who had nothing were leading me home
I don’t know what is waiting at the end of this road
But I want to arrive with a piece of my soul
If tomorrow lets me put one mistake in the past
I’ll go find every hand that my pride wouldn’t grasp
Don’t judge me if you never had to choose
Between keeping your heart and having nothing to lose
If I get one more chance, I know where I’ll begin
I’ll go back for the people I abandoned to win

Day by day, say my name
We let everybody go
All this gold, all this gold
Never warmed a single soul
Day by day, say my name
Every heart is turning cold
Got the crown, got the crown
But there’s nobody home