[Verse 1]
I came up off the side door
Same floor, same stains
Mom kept the kettle on
I kept my name in chains
Now I talk clean money
With a chipped front tooth
Big plans, small room
Still I stand on proof
No luck in my pocket
Just a line and a pulse
Every loss got a lesson
Every scar got a vote
They want shine, I want truth
I want bricks, not smoke
I want bread on the table
And a laugh with the joke
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands up when I step in
Hear that floorboard creak
I been cutting my fear down
Bit by bit all week
One more bar, one more breath
Till the room goes still
Then I pull that rope back
And I bend that will
[Chorus]
Backseat cipher
Backseat cipher
We don't fold, we don't fold
Backseat cipher
Backseat cipher
Say it loud, let it roll
[Verse 2]
I seen friends turn distant
Over pride and rent
Seen a cold look linger
In a text unsent
So I keep my circle
Like a hand on steel
Trust gets built in daylight
Not in words that spill
Every block got a rumor
Every grin got a test
I just move through the noise
With a calm in my chest
If the door swings open
I'ma walk that frame
Not for clout, not for notice
Just to carve my name
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands up when I step in
Hear that floorboard creak
I been cutting my fear down
Bit by bit all week
One more bar, one more breath
Till the room goes still
Then I pull that rope back
And I bend that will
[Chorus]
Backseat cipher
Backseat cipher
We don't fold, we don't fold
Backseat cipher
Backseat cipher
Say it loud, let it roll
[Bridge]
Ain't no crown on my head
Just the weight I choose
Ain't no clean path home
When you sing with the blues
But I keep that spark
In the mud, in the rain
If they call it survival
Then I wear that name
[Final Chorus]
Backseat cipher
Backseat cipher
We don't fold, we don't fold
Backseat cipher
Backseat cipher
Say it loud, let it roll