[Verse 1]
I learned the hard way, jaw set, eyes red
Every loss left a line in the code in my head
School of the curb, got schooled by the rain
Every step forward came with a bruise and a name
I was loud with the pride, broke down in the rooms
Thought I was the storm, then I felt the typhoon
Now I count the cracks like a map I survived
Every lesson hit hard, still I stayed in the fight
[Chorus]
Stone by stone
I build this throne
Stone by stone
I still get up
[Verse 2]
Used to chase quick praise, now I pace my climb
Long nights, blank stares, trying to beat my mind
Every no I heard turned to fuel in my lungs
Every cut got sharp when I learned I was young
They want clean wins, I got dirt on my boots
I got truth in my scars and a hunger that shoots
Through the roof when I focus, I don't fold, I refine
Turn the pain into product, turn the pressure to shine
[Chorus]
Stone by stone
I build this throne
Stone by stone
I still get up
[Verse 3]
Now I move like I know what the damage can do
I don't flinch at the fire, I walk straight through
Every setback taught me the shape of the door
Every locked-up dream made me want it more
I was mad at the mirror, mad at the years
Mad at the hands I was dealt, mad at the tears
But the anger got heavy, so I learned how to aim
Now I stack every lesson and I weaponize pain
[Verse 4]
Look, I came too far to be small in my thoughts
Too many nights spent paying for the lessons I bought
If I stumble, I study the reason I fell
Then I rise with a scar like a story to tell
I don't need your applause, I don't need your grace
I need breath, I need time, I need hunger in place
And I keep it in motion, let the world see the grind
Every step I survived is another climb
[Chorus]
Stone by stone
I build this throne
Stone by stone
I still get up