Reborn In My Kicks

[Verse 1]
Woke up heavy
Heart like a cinder block
Used to pray both knees
On a dusty floor dock
Bills in a shoebox
Dreams in a zip file
Mama said “give it time”
I ain’t gonna just wait it out
Concrete childhood
Sirens for lullabies
Learned early how to read
Every shadow in their eyes
But I caught my breath back
Right between the heartbeats
Told fear “you can sit
But you’re not in my front seat” (nah)
[Chorus]
I’m reborn in my kicks, on this same old road
Turn the ashes on my skin into solid gold
Every scar that I got is a barcode of hope
New world in my chest, hear it rise, let it go
I’m reborn in my kicks, see the cracks turn green
From the dirt that they threw, I’mma grow my scene
Yeah the past tried to chain me, I broke that code
New world in my chest, watch it shine, watch it glow (hey!)
[Verse 2]
Used to fear sunrise
‘Cause it meant one more fight
Same four walls
Same long night
Now I paint plans
On the back of receipts
Blueprints in blue ink
Stuffed deep in my jeans
I don’t run from the rain
I let it rinse my doubt
Every drop on my face
Wash the old me out
They said “know your place”
I said “bet, I’ll choose”
Built a door in the wall
Then I walked through
[Chorus]
I’m reborn in my kicks, on this same old road
Turn the ashes on my skin into solid gold
Every scar that I got is a barcode of hope
New world in my chest, hear it rise, let it go
I’m reborn in my kicks, see the cracks turn green
From the dirt that they threw, I’mma grow my scene
Yeah the past tried to chain me, I broke that code
New world in my chest, watch it shine, watch it glow (yeah, yeah)
[Bridge]
This for every late bus
Every “you ain’t enough”
Every tear on the pillow
That dried into tough
If the world feels cold
Come stand by my flame
We can rewrite the ending
We can rename the pain (oh)
[Chorus]
I’m reborn in my kicks, on this same old road
Turn the ashes on my skin into solid gold
Every scar that I got is a barcode of hope
New world in my chest, hear it rise, let it go
I’m reborn in my kicks, see the cracks turn green
From the dirt that they threw, I’ma grow my scene
Yeah the past tried to chain us, we broke that code
New world in our chests, watch it shine, watch it glow (hey!)

rap, Cinematic hip-hop with female vocals, warm pads and vocal chops under a head-nodding trap groove. Verses ride a tight, percussive pocket, sprinkled with subtle piano stabs; hook explodes with layered chant-style doubles and airy harmonies. Mood rises from gritty introspection to triumphant, wide-screen lift on the final chorus, with a short filtered beat drop before the last hook., hip hop, world