HUNGER NEVER LEFT

They think I ate ‘cause I’m standin’.

They think I’m full ‘cause I’m breathin’.

Nah.

I’m still hungry.

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I been starvin’ so long it became my tone,

Every meal I missed put muscle on my bones.

They see motion, assume I’m satisfied,

They ain’t see the nights I went to war with pride.

I don’t eat comfort, I digest pain,

Turn setbacks into disciplined gain.

They celebrate crumbs, I reject the plate,

‘Cause hunger keep my vision awake.

I been broke with fire and fed with fear,

And hunger stayed when success appeared.

You don’t lose the edge that saved your life,

You sharpen it

and you survive twice.

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Hunger never left. (NO!)

Hunger stayed. (WHY!)

I don’t relax when I see progress—

I apply.

Hunger never left. (LISTEN!)

Still right here. (FACTS!)

Success ain’t feed me—

it made me clear.

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I seen kings fall off ‘cause they got full,

Confused comfort with the power to rule.

I don’t feast on applause or shiny lights,

I eat discipline every night.

They want ease after pressure, rest after grind,

But hunger remind me where I came from in time.

I don’t chase peace if it dull my blade,

I stay ready ‘cause I been betrayed.

I talk to God before I sleep,

Ask Him to keep me uncomfortable, deep.

‘Cause comfort kill what hunger built,

And I ain’t tryna lose what scars instilled.

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Hunger never left! (STAND UP!)

Still in my chest! (WHAT!)

Every step forward

just demand more from me next!

Hunger never left! (NO DOUBT!)

I ain’t get soft! (WHY!)

If I’m breathin’, I’m workin’—

that’s law!

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They think hunger mean lack.

Nah…

Hunger mean memory.

I remember what it cost

to get here.

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I don’t flex growth, I respect it,

I don’t celebrate ‘til I protect it.

Every win just widen the target,

So hunger keep me armored.

They say “you made it,” I say “I ain’t done,”

I don’t stop movin’ just ‘cause I won.

The grind ain’t phase, it’s who I am,

Hunger my compass, discipline my hand.

So if you see me calm, don’t confuse it with ease,

I’m still starvin’—

I just learned how to eat pressure clean.

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HUNGER NEVER LEFT! (NO!)

HUNGER STAYED! (LISTEN!)

IT BUILT ME FROM THE BOTTOM—

AND IT AIN’T GO AWAY!

HUNGER NEVER LEFT! (FACTS!)

STILL IN MY VEINS! (WHY!)

I DON’T GET FULL—

I GET BETTER WITH PAIN!

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Comfort retires champions.

Hunger creates them.