[Intro]

Yeah

Now they looking at me different

Good

They should

[Verse 1]

I came back colder than the night shift, no grin

Same soul, new scars, let the hate sink in

They were talking real loud when I had no name

Now they whisper when I walk, they outta that shame

I was down in the dirt, I was broke, I was bent

Now I move like a debt that was heaven-sent

Every lie, every slight, every blade, every shove

Turned a man into a storm they ain't thinking to touch

I don’t yell, I don't swing, I don't flinch, I don’t fold

Just a look makes a room go quiet and cold

They remember what they did, I ain't gotta say more

Fear is honest when the past comes back to the shore

[Chorus]

Now they fear me, and rightfully so

Built from the fire that once was thrown

I was a lesson they chose to ignore

Now I'm the reckoning, rightfully so

Rightfully so

Yeah, rightfully so

They made a monster, then acting surprised

Now they fear me, and rightfully so

[Verse 2]

I don't chase, I don't beg, I don't bark for respect

I just stand there still and let the pressure collect

Whole squad used to laugh, now they can't meet my eyes

'Cause they know what survives when a good man dies

Not my body, I’m talking that mercy was killed

Now it’s all sharp edges and iron-will built

I was patient in the dark, let the pain mature

Now I'm cut from the kind that don’t come back pure

Every scar got a memory, every silence got weight

Every locked jaw moment put a crack in fate

So no, I don't forgive, and no, I don't forget

I'm the sound of consequences coming up the steps

[Chorus]

Now they fear me, and rightfully so

Built from the fire that once was thrown

I was a lesson they chose to ignore

Now I’m the reckoning, rightfully so

Rightfully so

Yeah, rightfully so

They made a monster, then acting surprised

Now they fear me, and rightfully so

[Bridge]

I was human when they had me cornered

Now I'm what the pressure made

They were happy when I looked breakable

Now they pray I stay away

Too late

Too late

They opened that gate

Now every step I take

Gets old ghosts wide awake

[Verse 3]

This ain't rage, this is balance with a cracked-out grin

This is what happens when the wolf gets in

This is calm with a pulse like a war drum kick

This is payback growing legs and getting too damn big

See, I don't gotta touch 'em, truth hit worse

Let 'em drown in the echo of the way they worked

On my downfall, on my pain, on my name, on my grave

Now I'm standing on top of everything they gave

So when they freeze up, let 'em

When they shake, let 'em

When they hear I'm nearby and go pale, let 'em

'Cause fear ain't random, fear gets earned

And I came back just to let it burn

[Final Chorus]

Now they fear me, and rightfully so

Built from the fire that once was thrown

I was a lesson they chose to ignore

Now I'm the reckoning, rightfully so

Rightfully so

Yeah, rightfully so

They wrote the ending, I rewrote the role

Now they fear me, and rightfully so