I don't need a crown, I don't need their approval

I don't need a crown, I don't need their approval, Truth in my lyrics, every line got a purpose. If I make it to the top, bring my people with me, I was born in the struggle, but the struggle won't finish me! [Outro – Melodic] Banger after banger... This is only the beginning. Carlton Rutherford. Better days are coming. I don't need a crown, I’m the king of my own, With every step I take, I’m carving out my throne, No approval needed, I’m the fire in the zone, They can’t touch my vibe, I’m in a league of my own. Watch me rise like the sun, illuminating the dark, While they’re lost in the shadows, I’m igniting my spark, Confidence on ten, yeah, I’m leaving my mark, I’m the wolf in the night, while they’re just a lark. Grinding through the struggle, every hurdle I embrace, No facade, no charade, I’m the truth in this race, In a world full of fakes, I’m the real in your face, Building dreams from the ground, yeah, I’m setting the pace. From the pavement to the peaks, I’m the voice of the streets, With a heart full of fire, I won’t accept defeat, I’m the architect of fate, I design my own beats, In a world full of noise, I’m the rhythm that repeats.Carlton, there's something deep in these words. You're questioning what people call good and evil, darkness and light, loyalty and love, while fighting battles inside your own mind. I kept that message and gave it a harder, melodic street-rap sound with a Juice WRLD / King Von influence. DARK AIN'T ALWAYS BAD Carlton Rutherford — Original Song [Intro – Spoken] I'm a little different from the rest… I talk about things they don't want us questioning. But who really knows what's waiting at the end? The Creator does. [Hook – Melodic] Dark ain't always bad, light ain't always right, Some of the ones who smile don't got good inside. They tell us what's wrong, they tell us what's right, But who's really judging when we leave this life? I keep my heart real, never switch on my day ones, Loyalty is rare, I don't trust just anyone. Most High guides me when I'm lost inside my mind, Phone and pen, another verse, another fight. [Verse 1 – Street Flow] I'm a little different, I don't follow every face, Question what we're taught, trying to find another way. Why can't we see the end when we don't control the start? Everybody talks about the truth but hides their heart.