[Intro]

Yeah

It’s not about the climb anymore

It’s about what you do once you’re breathing up here

Protocol initiates

[Verse 1]

Woke up in the skyline, panoramic view of the grind

Used to be stressed, but now the rent is peace of mind, that’s design

They tried to put a ceiling on a future that was infinite

Now the only glass I’m lookin’ at is from the penthouse, intricate

Check the coordinates, I moved past the petty ordinances

I bought the block back—y’all were worried 'bout endorsements, frivolous

Took the whole blueprint, flipped it, gave it that new-new shine

Learned to love the pressure, baby, that's where the diamonds intertwine

I don't need your validation, I can feel the energy

I can hear the whispers saying that they wanna get ahead of me

But the pace is too elite, the focus is too concrete

You movin' on a local bus, I'm runnin' on an endless street

Second single, different speed, left the past in the rearview, yeah

Took the lessons from the trauma, built the strength to see through, yeah

[Chorus]

This is The Apex Protocol, yeah, the new decree

Foot on the neck of complacency, I'm defining history

They see the climb, they call it luck, they never see the fall

We took the whole damn game back, and we ain't stoppin' at all

Protocol! The sound is seismic, the wave is global

I moved the goalposts, now my target ain't just local

This is The Apex Protocol, yeah, the new decree

You can't compete with the vision when the vision is solely me

[Verse 2]

They talk about the viral moment, I talk about the decade run

You focused on the flash, I'm focused on what can’t be undone

Every track is a transaction, every verse is a stake

Got the blueprint from the underground, engineered for the sake

Of domination—not the power, but the space to create

Used to sit in the cold studio, now I'm watchin' the sun break

Every beat from Metro, every mix from Guru, it’s all coded right

Mastered by the legend Mike Dean, shining in the pure light

This ain't a comeback, this a calculated ascension

Every risk I ever took turned into a new invention

They were selling cheap stories, I was selling the truth

Now they tryna ride the wave, but I'm back in the booth

[Chorus]

This is The Apex Protocol, yeah, the new decree

Foot on the neck of complacency, I'm defining history

They see the climb, they call it luck, they never see the fall

We took the whole damn game back, and we ain't stoppin' at all

Protocol! The sound is seismic, the wave is global

I moved the goalposts, now my target ain't just local

This is The Apex Protocol, yeah, the new decree

You can't compete with the vision when the vision is solely me

[Outro]

The Protocol is set