No Smoke Without Fire

[Verse 1] Ain’t no calm nights without the wars I fought Ain’t no peace in my heart without the pain I caught People see the smoke, think the life all glow But they don’t see the burns from the days I don’t show Learned to walk on coals with my head on low Took ashes to the face, turned loss to grow They see cool waves, don’t see the storms I braved Every smile on my face got a grave I paved Had to cut folks off when the love went thin Had to bleed out trust just to start again I ain’t bitter, just built from the flame and the fight Ain’t no smoke in my lungs without them long dark nights [Hook] No smoke without fire, no peace without war No high without lows I was made to endure You see the breeze, I see the blaze in my mind No smoke without fire, every scar been a sign No shine on my soul without nights in the cold No wins on my name without losses I hold You see the calm, but I walked through the flames No smoke without fire — that’s the price of my name [Verse 2] They want the glow without the grind, the dream without price Want the light of my stage, not the blood in my nights Friends turned ghosts when the shine got bright Funny how shadows grow long in the brightest light Had days I ain’t eat, nights I ain’t sleep Mom prayin’ on the couch just to hear my feet I don’t flex for the flash, I don’t talk for the hype I just keep my circle small and my guard on tight Ain’t no mercy in the game when the love run thin But I built my own fire, let the truth blaze in [Hook] No smoke without fire, no peace without war No high without lows I was made to endure You see the breeze, I see the blaze in my mind No smoke without fire, every scar been a sign No shine on my soul without nights in the cold No wins on my name without losses I hold You see the calm, but I walked through the flames No smoke without fire — that’s the price of my name [Bridge] I don’t need no applause for the paths I burned Every lesson I got was a bridge I earned I ain’t lost in the flames, I just live in the glow Ain’t no smoke without fire — that’s all I know [Verse 3] Now I rise in the glow, got the world in my view All the pain made roots that the light broke through Ain’t stuck in the burn, I’m alive in the climb From the smoke, I found peace I can finally call mine [Hook - Final] No smoke without fire, no peace without war No high without lows I was made to endure You see the breeze, I see the blaze in my mind No smoke without fire, every scar been a sign No shine on my soul without nights in the cold No wins on my name without losses I hold You see the calm, but I walked through the flames No smoke without fire — that’s the price of my name [Outro] Every glow you see… Lit by fires you never knew.