Intro]

Yeah…

This ain’t about being liked

It’s about being real

Integrity over everything

[Hook]

Respect is currency, loyalty law

Seen fake love turn into war

I don’t move for the crowd or the noise

I move for the code—no gimmicks, no ploys

Principles over popularity, always

Truth over comfort in all ways

Stand alone if that’s what it takes

Real don’t fold, and real don’t fake

[Verse 1]

I’ve seen smiles hide envy and greed

People switch sides when they smell what you’ll be

So I keep my circle tight, no leaks

Rеal ones speak less, but thеir presence speaks

I don’t chase validation from eyes that doubt

Most opinions don’t know what they talk about

They follow trends, I follow truth

They age in fear, I move in proof

Every step I take got weight behind

Every word I speak come straight from mind

No borrowed thoughts, no copied lane

I built my path through pressure and pain

They want applause, I want control

Master the mind, then master the soul

You can win the world and still feel lost

If you never sat and counted the cost

[Hook]

Respect is currency, loyalty law

Seen fake love turn into war

I don’t move for the crowd or the noise

I move for the code—no gimmicks, no ploys

Principles over popularity, always

Truth over comfort in all ways

Stand alone if that’s what it takes

Real don’t fold, and real don’t fake

[Verse 2]

They trade their values just to be seen

Sell their soul for a digital dream

Likes and attention got them enslaved

Chasing approval instead of being brave

I’d rather lose with honor intact

Than win off lies I can’t retract

Integrity heavy, but it builds the spine

Weak men crumble under pressure and time

I learned silence is louder than speech

Not everything valuable needs to be preached

Move strategic, observe the field

Truth always shows what lies conceal

They fear rejection, I embrace the test

Pressure reveals who’s truly blessed

Not by luck—but by discipline formed

Calm in chaos, mentally armed

[Bridge]

No mask, no act, this is me

Take it or leave it—I let it be

I don’t bend just to fit your frame

I’d rather stand out than play that game

Loyalty rare, so I guard it close

Betrayal taught me what matters most

Now I move with intent, not emotion

Still waters run deep like an ocean

[Hook – Final]

Respect is currency, loyalty law

Seen fake love turn into war

I don’t move for the crowd or the noise

I move for the code—no gimmicks, no ploys

Principles over popularity, always

Truth over comfort in all ways

Stand alone if that’s what it takes

Real don’t fold, and real don’t fake

[Outro]

They’ll question you…

They’ll doubt you…

They’ll misunderstand you…

But they’ll never break you—

If you stand on principle

David Sikhosana

Forgotten Faces

Trader Gang