Yeah…
I didn’t hear applause.
I heard myself breathe.

Still standing when it’s quiet
When the dust don’t cheer me on
When the proof ain’t in the numbers
And the nights still feel long
I’ve been praised, I’ve been passed by
Both came and went the same
What stayed was how I carried it
When nobody said my name

I don’t need a finish line
To know I ran this clean
Some roads don’t end in clapping
They end in peace

I’m still standing when it’s quiet
When the room clears out
I don’t need the noise to tell me
What I’m about
If the gold don’t shine yet
I don’t doubt it
I’m still standing
When it’s quiet

Hands still rough from the weight
But they open easier now
I don’t grip every outcome
I trust where I’m at
I’ve seen grit turn into something
Not overnight
But slow enough
That it stayed mine

I don’t chase the moment
I let it come to me
If it’s real, it lasts
Past visibility

I’m still standing when it’s quiet (still standing)
When the echoes fade
If nothing else remembers
I stayed
If the win don’t shout yet
I don’t doubt it
I’m still standing
When it’s quiet

Some strength
Doesn’t look like noise
It looks like waking up
And choosing it again

I’m still standing when it’s quiet
That’s enough
I don’t need the crown
I kept the trust
If the gold comes later
Fine
I’m still standing
And I’m still mine

That counts.