From Zero to the Villain

[Verse 1]
Started at the bottom of a basement
Eating dust, counting every single payment
Hand-me-down dreams, all faded
Heart full of rust, still I craved it
Everybody laughed when I spoke big
Said I’d never grow from this broke kid
Writing on my skin like a war script
Zero in my chest, just a cold fist
Long nights, no light, just the glow
Of the rage in my veins when they said I’m too slow
I was praying for a hand, got a knife instead
That’s the moment that my hope bled
[Chorus]
Power level went from zero to a hundred
Now they say my name like they summoned
I was born a legend in the thunder
But betrayal turned the wonder into hunger
They made a monster out of something holy
Now the whole world chills when they know me
From halo to a shadow in the mirror
From legend to the villain growing nearer
[Verse 2]
You were in the circle, said you’d ride too
Smiled in my face, hid the lie, ooh
Told me, “We gon’ climb, we gon’ shine through”
Then you sold my soul for a side view
Heard the rumors, felt the blade twist
Every secret that we shared on your fake lips
Every promise that you broke built a brick wall
Every “brother” that I lost made me stand tall
Now I walk in a room and it’s silent
They remember every time they were smiling
When I starved, they were chewing on my lifeline
Now I chew through the game with a sly grin (hah)
[Chorus]
Power level went from zero to a hundred
Now they say my name like they summoned
I was born a legend in the thunder
But betrayal turned the wonder into hunger
They made a monster out of something holy
Now the whole world chills when they know me
From halo to a shadow in the mirror
From legend to the villain growing nearer
[Bridge]
Look what you built
This crown made of guilt
These scars that I wear like a diamond-encrusted kilt
Every cut, every slight, every late night
Turned a flicker to a house fire stage light
Now I don’t pray for your praise, I just take mine (take mine)
You can keep your fake love, I got hate drive (skrrt)
I was reaching for the sky with my hands up
You taught me how to fly with my fangs up
[Chorus]
Power level went from zero to a hundred
Now they say my name like they summoned
I was born a legend in the thunder
But betrayal turned the wonder into hunger
They made a monster out of something holy
Now the whole world chills when they know me
From halo to a shadow in the mirror
From legend to the villain growing nearer

rap, Moody trap/rap with sparse piano and eerie solo violin lines; low 808s and tight hats under a slow swing groove. Verses start intimate and confessional, filtered male vocals; hook explodes with layered harmonies and a choir pad for an epic, tragic feel. Final chorus strips back to piano and violin for a cold, cinematic outro., sad, inspiring, violin, hip hop