INTRO
(soft, calm)
Yeah… (mmm)
I see it clear now… (clear now…)
No more carryin’ dead weight… (nah…)
HOOK
A hustler need a hustler, not a maybe (not a maybe…)
If you ain’t matchin’ grind, you don’t phase me (at all…)
Energy, money, mindset—align or step aside (step aside…)
If I gotta drag you… you a liability (liability…)
PROLOGUE
(low, reflective)
Built from pressure, every scar turned strategy (mm…)
Love don’t mean I lower standards just to keep you close to me
VERSE 1
I was pourin’ from an empty cup (empty…)
Still showin’ up while you was switchin’ up (switchin’…)
Talkin’ big dreams, never backed it (nah…)
I was plantin’ seeds, you just actin’
Carried weight that wasn’t even mine (mine…)
Tryna turn potential into shine (shine…)
But I learned quick, I don’t rescue grown (no…)
If you can’t build, you can’t come along
PRE-CHORUS (rising tension)
(uh…) I’m not here to fix what you avoid (no…)
Love me right or leave me undestroyed (mm…)
I need equal, I don’t need a toy
Step in power… or become the void
CHORUS
A hustler need a hustler, not a maybe (not a maybe…)
If you ain’t matchin’ grind, you don’t phase me (nah…)
Energy, money, mindset—align or step aside (step aside…)
If I gotta drag you… you a liability (liability…)
VERSE 2
No more teachin’ what you should know (should know…)
No more beggin’ for the bare minimum (nah…)
Consistency louder than your words (facts…)
I don’t chase, I observe
If you fold under pressure, you not built (not built…)
I been solid, I don’t ever tilt (steady…)
You want the throne but can’t hold the weight
I need a king that can elevate
PRE-CHORUS (sharper)
(yeah…) I’m aligned, I don’t chase confusion (no…)
Half love feel like an intrusion (mm…)
Match my pace or lose the fusion
No more space for delusion
CHORUS
A hustler need a hustler, not a maybe (not a maybe…)
If you ain’t matchin’ grind, you don’t phase me (at all…)
Energy, money, mindset—align or step aside (step aside…)
If I gotta drag you… you a liability (liability…)
VERSE 3
I built this life with intention (intent…)
Every move got precision (yeah…)
You wanted access, not the mission (nah…)
That’s the difference in position
I don’t dim just to keep you lit (won’t…)
I don’t shrink just to make you fit (never…)
Either rise or release my grip
But I won’t drown just to make you swim
BRIDGE (cinematic drop)
(soft… then rising)
No more savin’ what don’t save me (no…)
No more lovin’ what don’t raise me (mm…)
I choose peace, I choose power (power…)
Every second, every hour (yeah…)
(beat pause…)
If it ain’t equal… it expires
FINAL CHORUS (full power)
A hustler need a hustler, that’s the baseline (baseline…)
If you ain’t buildin’, you can’t stay mine (can’t stay…)
Energy, money, mindset—aligned divine (divine…)
If I gotta carry… you a liability (liability…)
OUTRO
(calm, resolved)
I don’t hate you… (nah…)
I just see you clearer now (clear…)
And clarity don’t lie… (never…)
Either we build…
Or you fall behind. (mmm…)