Lil CJ11 - Shadow in the Spotlight Lyrics

I stand alone where the echoes dwell
A shadow in the spotlight a story to tell
Bruised by the world but I wear it well
This ain't a fairytale it's my personal hell
They built me up just to watch me fall
Every scar's a memory I recall 'em all
Fists in the air when my back's to the wall
But they pray for my silence yeah they want me to stall
I'm the villain in a saga that they wrote wrong
Bleeding ink spilling truth in every note song
They tried to muzzle me shuffle me say I don't belong
But I'm carving my own lane where the ghosts haunt
I'm a shadow in the spotlight fightin' the night
Battling the whispers that creep in the light
Every wound is a weapon my pen is my might
Yeah I'm a shadow in the spotlight
Mama said "Boy don't let the struggle define ya"
But I'm staring at the past through a cracked reminder
Every rhyme's a confession my life's an open binder
But the pain keeps me sharper than the edge of a grinder
You think it's glamour but it's hunger in disguise
Sleepless nights demons dancing in my eyes
I'm a phoenix burnin' bright when the stakes rise
Through the ashes of my failures see me crystallize
I hear 'em talkin' whisperin' behind closed doors
They don't see the battles the inner wars
Let 'em cast their stones let 'em roar
I'll rise higher than I ever did before
I'm a shadow in the spotlight fightin' the night
Battling the whispers that creep in the light
Every wound is a weapon my pen is my might
Yeah I'm a shadow in the spotlight
So let 'em watch as I claim my throne
A shadow in the spotlight standing alone
Bruised by the fight but the seeds are sown
This is my story my name carved in stone