Christopher Jager JagerNote Records · Muskegon, Michigan

Quiet Wins

Lyrics

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I don't chase thrones — I outgrow 'em quiet, brick by brick — no luck, just science They couldn't name what I built in silence, Now the ground hums low when the soul stay honest Can't call it a win if the scars don't hum, Learned rhythm in the cracks where the pain come from Every setback played like a rerun lesson, Now I move composed — no flex, just presence Blackouts mapped paths through sound, The pen lit halls when the lights went down No guide for breath under weight that snaps, Built lungs from pressure — rose from collapse Can't trace my path — I don't post that road, Loss drew designs the rewards don't show My circle small, all trust, no fold, We stay low 'til the Quiet Wins unfold Everything I bled for moves through tone, Pain still hums, but it's mine, it's grown Every mark's a verse I carved in stone, Quiet Wins cut deeper than thrones Everything I bled for breathes through beats, Lost my past frame just to find my seat Now I move calm where the noise can't reach, Built this peace from the ash beneath I don't chase noise — that echo's leased, Pride break quick when the mask increase Stayed patient while the doubt released, Turned loss to a lens that refined my peace Heart still heavy, but I surf that drum, Smiles show soul where the fear went numb The grind smell steel — cold chrome, no tone, Still breathe proof from the scent of alone Stopped chasing signs just to rest in peace, Blueprint mine — no keys, just speech Every scar rewired how I reach, Now Quiet Wins teach what noise can't teach They startin' to notice — faint spark, still real, still broke, but I'm rich in the way I feel Tune pain sharp till the mix stay clean, Now the grind hit smooth — precision mean Engineer by hand, musician by soul, Built bridges from breakdowns, patched 'em in gold Checks still short, but the wave got proof, They quote my lines — real talk in the booth Ain't arrived yet, but the glow feel near, half still hungry, half conquering fear If the win stay quiet, that's fine — I grin, That's the breath I defend — where Quiet Wins begin Everything I bled for hums in tone, The nights stay long, but the growth my home Every note I carve keeps faith sewn, Quiet Wins — that's the proof I own