[Intro]
Dirty seed
Crawled up through the concrete, breed
They prayed I’d rot
I rooted deep, now they all just watch (yeah)
[Verse 1]
I was that
Mud-on-the-J’s, hand-me-down fade
Hungry in the halls while they flexed in the shade
Laughin’ at my name, now they chant it on stage
Same mouth talk slick, same mouth in my wave (skrrt)
I’m the ash in the air, I’m the stain in your plans
Turned every closed door to a crack for my hands
You called it trash, I called it fuel for the tank
Now the “lost cause” kid got a room full of plaques
[Chorus]
I’m that dirty seed, you tried to sweep
Grew teeth in the dark, now I bite these streets
Unapologetic, I don’t beg, don’t plead
If you ain’t built for the smoke, don’t breathe
I’m that dirty seed, crackin’ through your floor
You ain’t waterin’ shit? I just want it more
Say I’m sick, say I’m wrong, say I’m too extreme
Still I rise, still I rise, still I split your scene (hey!)
[Verse 2]
You want nice?
Wrong life, wrong guy
I got pain that I pack in a verse, let it fly
Every “you ain’t shit” turned a chip on my spine
Now I carry whole blocks in the crook of my mind
I’m the fight in a fist, I’m the spit on the curb
I’m the kid they dismissed puttin’ teeth in these words
Every fake handshake, every side-eye smirk
Just another little nail that I bent into work (uh)
So talk that talk from your little glass loft
I was eatin’ off crumbs, now I’m eatin’ you soft
If you ain’t from the grind, don’t preach my pain
I was born in the gutter, I baptize in flame (flame)
[Chorus]
I’m that dirty seed, you tried to sweep
Grew teeth in the dark, now I bite these streets
Unapologetic, I don’t beg, don’t plead
If you ain’t built for the smoke, don’t breathe
I’m that dirty seed, crackin’ through your floor
You ain’t waterin’ shit? I just want it more
Say I’m sick, say I’m wrong, say I’m too extreme
Still I rise, still I rise, still I split your scene
[Bridge]
Tell me I’m too much
I just double that
Tell me I’m too rough
Y’all just bubble wrap
All that polished talk
Never fed my gut
I came raw, came scarred
Came to tear shit up (yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m that dirty seed, you tried to sweep
Grew teeth in the dark, now I bite these streets
Unapologetic, I don’t beg, don’t plead
If you ain’t built for the smoke, don’t breathe
I’m that dirty seed, crackin’ through your floor
You ain’t waterin’ shit? I just want it more
Say I’m sick, say I’m wrong, say I’m too extreme
Still I rise, still I rise, still I split your scene