rise up

Yeah, I crawled out the gutter with a chip on my shoulder,

Cold world, heart froze, but I’m gettin’ bolder.

They told me “give it up,” now I’m spittin’ it colder—

From the bottom of the pit, now I’m flippin’ it over.

Look—

I was sleepin’ on a dream ‘til the dream turned vicious,

Life hit me with a punch, every swing was malicious.

I was broke, not a joke, but the pain was delicious,

‘Cause it fed the inner animal that snapped off the hinges.

I had nothin’ but a notebook, scribblin’ thoughts,

Tryna outrun every demon that the universe brought.

Had to wrestle with the doubts—every battle I fought,

Now I’m slammin’ down the wins like I’m shatterin’ chalk.

Listen—

I ain’t come to play nice, I ain’t comin’ politely,

I’m the kid they counted out, now they quote me nightly.

Every scar on my soul got me sharpened precisely,

Now I’m slicin’ through the limits that were wrapped up tightly.

Yeah, I crawled out the gutter with a chip on my shoulder,

Cold world, heart froze, but I’m gettin’ bolder.

They told me “give it up,” now I’m spittin’ it colder—

From the bottom of the pit, now I’m flippin’ it over.

I was sinkin’ in the quicksand, stress on my mind,

Every second felt heavy like I’m pressed in a vise.

Had to claw my way up, had to wrestle the lies,

Had to tell myself “GO” when I questioned the why’s.

Now—

I’m a renegade, breakin’ out the box they made,

Every barricade I face gets obliterated.

I was underestimated, now I’m celebrated,

But the hunger never fades, it just incubated.

I remember when the world tried to crush my spark,

Every laugh in the dark left a cut, left a mark.

Now I’m blowin’ past the limits like I busted apart,

Turned the kid they ignored to a thunderous heart.

Every setback lit a fuse in the core of my chest,

Every failure that I swallowed put a roar in my breath.

I ain’t stoppin’ ‘til I’m standin’ where the sun never sets—

I’m the underdog myth they can’t quite forget.

Yeah, I crawled out the gutter with a chip on my shoulder,

Cold world, heart froze, but I’m gettin’ bolder.

They told me “give it up,” now I’m spittin’ it colder—

From the bottom of the pit, now I’m flippin’ it over.