I built this empire with my bare hands (bare hands)
No crown was handed, I conquered this land (my land)
They whisper when I walk in, too scared to stare (scared to look)
'Cause queens like me? We just don't care (don't give a damn)
Watch me work

I ain't your little girl, I'm the storm you fear (fear me)
Worked for every win, every blood, every tear (every drop)
Help along the way? Sure, I won't deny (won't lie)
But if I ain't bled for it, it would've died (would've died)
I don't cry, don't beg, don't wait around (hell no)
I walk in any room, I own this town (I run this)
Power in my veins, fire in my soul (in my soul)
You wish you could, but I'm in control (full control)

They talk too much, but ain't lived what I lived (what I been through)
Wanna cage me down, but I was born to win (born to fly)
Don't follow trends, I follow my mission
I'm the boss lady with that deadly precision (so precise)

I don't owe you shit (not a damn thing)
Don't need your lips to validate my wins (my victories)
I gave my all, I made it real (made it happen)
Now I'm the show, I'm the thrill, I'm the deal (I'm everything)
I don't owe you shit (keep talking)
If you're not clapping, baby, you can quit (get out my way)
I own the game, I flip the switch (I control this)
Bow down, honey, I'm that bitch (that's right)

Shit, shit, not a damn thing

Arrived changing the game, causing tension (pure tension)
They side-eye me, but copy my direction (my moves)
Didn't need to lower my standards down (never down)
Raised the bar, wore my invisible crown (my crown)
Wasn't born a queen, I made myself one (self-made)
While you were sleeping, I was getting it done (getting mine)
Made my own luck, bought my own throne (bought it all)
Now I shine bright, and I do it alone (all alone)

They can't dim my light

I walk in, silence loud, that's power (that's me)
Thigh-high boots, make weak men cower (make 'em run)
Tried to box me? I own the whole ring (the whole game)
While you tweet your hate, I'm counting my wins (counting wins)
Broke the chains, now I wear 'em as gold (as jewelry)
Stories untold, but my legend's bold (so bold)
I'm the nightmare that bosses respect (they fear me)
Hustled my name, now I cash every check (every check)
For queens, not mean girls, not fake dreams (real queens)
For bad bitches with empire schemes (big plans)
We don't ask permission

This is for the girls who rise (who rise up)
Who cry alone, but come back twice as wise (twice as strong)
Who change their shape, not to fit in (never fit)
But to become who they've always been within (their true self)
We don't need your validation
We are our own salvation

We don't owe you shit (say it loud)
We're the voice, the crown, the golden sound (we're everything)
We bled, we built, we rose from dust (from nothing)
Now we reign supreme, in God we trust (we trust ourselves)
We don't owe you shit (not a thing)
Keep your throne, we're the real queens (real royalty)
No permission, no submission (never bow)
We're the legends, our mission (our destiny)

Shit, shit, not a damn thing
Queens, queens, we're the real queens
Rise, rise, we multiply
Power, power, every hour

I don't explain, don't complain
I just walk by and let 'em feel the flame
I'm not here to ask permission
I'm here to run the whole damn mission
Bow down