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"Rent-Free"

  • Feb 17
  • 3 min read

Updated: Feb 26


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(Intro "Rent-Free")

Yeah… I live in my head, no rent, no lease

Mind’s a palace—only the strong find peace



(Verse 1)

I’m livin’ in my head, penthouse views

No mortgage, no debt, just me, no dues

Could go rogue, masked up, pull a scene like Cruise

Or sip my whiskey slow, with my new pair of shoes

Live how I do, you would do the same

Rewrite my past like I’m changing the frame

Direct my fate, yeah, I play every role

Lead actress, no script, got the world in control

I been a fighter, a ghost in the night

Survivor of trauma, still sharpen the knife

Pops was drownin’ in bottles, lost in the waves

And moms was a shadow, never in place

So I built up a fortress inside of my mind

No trespassers here—leave the weak ones behind

Now it’s me, all me, and the weight on my shoulders

Took enough L’s, but they turned into boulders

A queen with no crown, but I’m running the scene

I play mind games, but it’s never routine

Cards close to my chest, got a deck full of kings

But I move like a bishop—every step is a scheme


(Chorus)

I’m livin’ in my head, no rent, no lease

Where the pain can’t touch, where the thoughts run free

Could be a villain, a queen, or a beast

But I rise every time, yeah, that’s just me

Lady or a ghetto? I embody both

But test me once, you’ll regret it the most


(Verse 2)

Betrayed by the ones that I once called mine

Now the love’s all gone, like a scam on the ‘Gram

So I cut through the noise, let the silence speak

Learned real fast that the loyal run deep

So now I move solo, no crew, no ties

Learned the hard way, every smile tells lies

Loyalty’s dead, yeah, I read the eulogy

Ain’t no love in the game, just fuckology

Took the daggers they threw, turned ‘em all into tools

Built a throne out of pain, now I write the rules

Now my heart’s on guard, no keys, no thieves

A locked vault—ain't no tricks up its sleeve


(Pre-Chorus - Repeat)

A queen with no crown, but I’m running the scene

I play mind games, but it’s never routine

Cards close to my chest, got a deck full of kings

But I move like a bishop—every step is a scheme


(Chorus - Repeat)

I’m livin’ in my head, no rent, no lease

Where the pain can’t touch, where the thoughts run free

Could be a villain, a queen, or a beast

But I rise every time, yeah, that’s just me

Lady or a ghetto? I embody both

But test me once, you’ll regret it the most


(Verse 3 - NEW)

I was built from the fire, forged in the deep

Turned nightmares to lessons, I don’t lose no sleep

They whisper my name but don’t say it direct

'Cause I move like a shadow, I’m quiet, I check

I don’t fold, don’t bend, don’t break for the pressure

If life is a test, I just keep getting better

Had to bet on myself when the odds were all low

Now I’m stacking these wins like a Vegas casino

They told me I’d fail, that I’d never survive

But I turned every doubt into fuel for my drive

Now my past is a canvas, my pain is the brush

I paint my own future, no need for "good luck"


(Bridge)

Are you catchin’ the flow? Keep up with the pace

Switched up the lane, now I’m leading the race

I might crack a smile, but it ain’t for the weak

A wolf in a dress, still a beast underneath

I don’t need validation, I don’t need a crew

I was born alone, I got nothin’ to prove

But if you cross me, better watch your back

'Cause revenge is a mirror, and I’m good with the glass


(Chorus - Repeat)

I’m livin’ in my head, no rent, no lease

Where the pain can’t touch, where the thoughts run free

Could be a villain, a queen, or a beast

But I rise every time, yeah, that’s just me

Lady or a ghetto? I embody both

But test me once, you’ll regret it the most


(Outro )

Yeah… I live in my head, no rent, no lease

Mind’s a palace—only the strong find peace

And if you step wrong? You rest in peace

I ain't gotta say it twice…


"Rent-Free"

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