[02:40.00]Yeah…
[02:40.00]They told me wait my turn
[02:40.00]But I learned…
[02:40.00]Pressure makes diamonds.
[02:40.00]I was broke, no hope, nights feeling endless
[02:40.00]Dreams in my pocket but my wallet was senseless
[02:40.00]Friends switched sides when the ride got bumpy
[02:40.00]Smiles in my face but the love got funny
[02:40.00]Mama said “Boy don’t let the world define you”
[02:40.00]Storms don’t break you if you let ‘em refine you
[02:40.00]Every scar got a lesson engraved
[02:40.00]Every loss just a debt that I paid
[02:40.00]I was doubting myself in the mirror
[02:40.00]Fear getting loud but the vision got clearer
[02:40.00]Pain turned fire when I stopped running
[02:40.00]Real talk — nothing changes if you want it
[02:40.00]⸻
[02:40.00]Pre-Chorus
[02:40.00]I been down so low
[02:40.00]Had to build my own throne
[02:40.00]Ain’t nobody coming
[02:40.00]Gotta stand alone
[02:40.00]Pressure makes diamonds, watch me shine
[02:40.00]Built from the dark, now the light is mine
[02:40.00]Fell so many times, still I rise
[02:40.00]Pain in my chest but there’s fire in my eyes
[02:40.00]Pressure makes diamonds, that’s the code
[02:40.00]Heavy on my heart but I carry the load
[02:40.00]They said I’d break — but I broke the mold
[02:40.00]Now my story worth more than gold
[02:40.00]Life ain’t fair, yeah we all know that
[02:40.00]But complaining never built no stack
[02:40.00]Every setback was a setup in disguise
[02:40.00]Growth hit different when you open your eyes
[02:40.00]I was chasing validation
[02:40.00]Now I’m building elevation
[02:40.00]No more waiting on approval
[02:40.00]Self-made revolution
[02:40.00]They laughed at the grind, said I’m wasting time
[02:40.00]Now they watching every move like it’s prime time
[02:40.00]Same energy, different altitude
[02:40.00]Mindset shift changed the magnitude
[02:40.00]I turned my wounds into wisdom
[02:40.00]My losses into rhythm
[02:40.00]Every fall was a system
[02:40.00]God testing my vision
[02:40.00]Pressure makes diamonds, watch me shine
[02:40.00]Built from the dark, now the light is mine
[02:40.00]They tried to bury me alive
[02:40.00]Didn’t know I was a seed — now I rise