Above The Dirt

Verse 1:

They plant me in a shallow grave

Said I’d rot, said I’d break, said I’d behave

The soil couldn’t smother what they couldn’t own

Punching through the weight cracking bones

Every rumor grabs a shovel, every lie was a spade

They built a coffin out of mistakes I made

Feel the sun burning through the hurt

And I swore I’d rise above the dirt

Pre‑Chorus:

You thought I’d stay down

You thought I’d lose my shirt

But I’m still breathing

Rise above the dirt

Chorus:

Above the dirt, I’m standing tall

You tried to bury me, you made the call

Wandering roots grow wild when the world’s alert

Clawing my way above the dirt

Above the dirt, I found my name

Failed to erase what survived the blame

You wanted silence, as I assert

I’m alive and loud, above the dirt

Verse 2:

The shit will pile on your fake monument

Stacking it high, a throne of your punishment

Every stitch is a map of mountains I’ve climbed

Every bruise is a beat in the war drum’s time

You said “stay down,” but I don’t kneel long

I turned your curses into parts of my song

You can haunt my past, but you can’t convert

The fact I’m still here above the dirt

Pre‑Chorus:

You thought I’d stay down

You thought I’d lose my shirt

But I’m still breathing

Life above the dirt

Chorus:

Above the dirt, I’m standing tall

You tried to bury me, you made the call

Wandering roots grow wild when the world’s alert

And I clawed my way above the dirt

Above the dirt, I found my name

You can’t erase what survived the blame

You wanted silence, as I assert

I’m alive and loud, above the dirt

Bridge

Won’t go under

Won’t be claimed

Rise through the thunder

Rise through the shame

You distort the ending

Watch me subvert

I’ll write it louder

Rise above the dirt

Final Chorus:

Above the dirt, I’m standing tall

You tried to bury me, you made the call

Wandering roots grow wild when the world’s alert

And I clawed my way through the dirt

Above the dirt, I found my name

You can’t erase what survived the blame

You wanted silence, as I assert

I’m alive and loud, above the dirt