MERCY IN MY VOICE

Yeah…

I don’t gotta yell no more.

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I used to think power had to be loud,

Had to shake the room, had to draw a crowd.

Now I whisper truth and it still cut deep,

‘Cause calm scare people who don’t know peace.

I don’t bark orders, I set examples,

I don’t swing wild, I pick my angles.

Mercy in my voice, iron in my spine,

I ain’t lose strength—I refined it over time.

I seen what noise do when ego drive,

Confuse attention for bein’ alive.

Now I speak less, but I mean more,

Every word weigh like it been here before.

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Mercy in my voice, still firm though,

I don’t gotta threaten for you to know.

I stand my ground without destroyin’ choice—

Mercy in my voice.

(Crowd low: “Yeah…”)

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I learned control intimidate the wild,

Calm presence make chaos mild.

I don’t rush rage, I let it pass,

I seen too many men lose futures fast.

Mercy ain’t weakness—it’s confidence,

Means you don’t fear retaliation.

I don’t need revenge to feel tall,

I let time and truth handle y’all.

If I correct you, it’s measured,

If I walk away, it’s intentional.

I don’t carry grudges in my tone,

I carry standards—and I leave ‘em shown.

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Mercy in my voice, still alert,

I forgive quick, but I don’t forget hurt.

I keep my peace and I make my point—

Mercy in my voice.

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God…

Teach me how to correct

without becoming cruel.

Teach me how to lead

without becoming loud.

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I ain’t scared to show restraint,

That’s what separate kings from tanks.

Anybody can flatten the room,

Few can leave it better when they leave it soon.

Now when I speak, it land precise,

No wasted breath, no rollin’ dice.

I don’t need fear to feel obeyed,

Respect move deeper when mercy stay.

So if you hear my voice stay low,

That’s mastery, not letting go.

I learned the sharpest sword don’t shout—

It just stay sharp and take the route.

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Mercy in my voice, steel in my tone,

I don’t rule with fear—I rule with control.

Still strong, just deployed by choice—

Mercy in my voice.

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Yeah…

Volume ain’t power.

Control is.