[Verse 1]
I knew broke nights by name
Bare fridge, bare tank, same pain
Mama prayed over low rent light
I learned how to move real light
Cut my teeth on a rough road
Every loss made my jaw hold
Had to eat what the day brought
Had to fight for what I thought
They saw dirt on my old clothes
Didn't see how the grow goes
Hands cracked, but I stayed gold
Heart cold, but the goal bold
[Pre-Chorus]
I been bent, never broke down
I been lost, but I found ground
If I stand, then I stand true
If I rise, it's earned, not due
[Chorus]
Real rise, real rise
I came up with these bruises and lies
Real rise, real rise
Long as it's true, I survive
Real rise, real rise
A thug do what a thug gotta do
Real rise, real rise
And I rise right through
[Verse 2]
Now the same ones want my seat
Same ones want my feet beat
I don't speak on what I might be
I just move when the time speaks
From the mud to the clean suit
Still got scars in the beam too
Still got hunger in my chest
Still got steel in the test
If I took it, I paid that price
If I said it, I meant that line
Ain't no cap in my name, no
Only facts in my pain, ho
They can watch while I level up
I don't fake when I dress up
I was made in the rough parts
Now I shine with a hard heart
[Pre-Chorus]
I been bent, never broke down
I been lost, but I found ground
If I stand, then I stand true
If I rise, it's earned, not due
[Chorus]
Real rise, real rise
I came up with these bruises and lies
Real rise, real rise
Long as it's true, I survive
Real rise, real rise
A thug do what a thug gotta do
Real rise, real rise
And I rise right through
[Bridge]
I remember where the floor was
I remember who ignored us
Now my name hit the room right
Still the same when the door shut
No gloss, just a strong spine
No luck, just a long grind
If it's mine, then it's mine now
Watch me climb with a firm vow
[Final Chorus]
Real rise, real rise
I came up with these bruises and lies
Real rise, real rise
Long as it's true, I survive
Real rise, real rise
A thug do what a thug gotta do
Real rise, real rise
And I rise right through