Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] Life is hard (that is why we do concrete) Steel toes on, knuckles scarred Keep on keepin’ on [Verse 1] Pour box by box, just me and that fog Cold breath hangin’ where the jobsite clogged Sun ain’t up but these forms all set Hands in the mud, still fightin’ old debt Boot print frozen in a half-dry lane Whole damn story in a gray wet vein Pull up the wire, drag that mesh Tryna hold together what the world leaves stretched [Pre-Chorus] Magic powder in the cut, dust in my lungs Gray clouds rise while the choir unsung Nobody clap for the man in the rain So I stamp my name where it’s gonna stay [Chorus] Life is hard, that is why we do concrete Carve our scars in the curb and the front street Keep on keepin’ on, even when the pain deep Stamping concrete signatures on our world (on our world, yeah) Life is hard, that is why we do concrete Every line I trowel, that’s a heartbeat Keep on keepin’ on, never let the grind sleep Stamping concrete signatures on our world [Verse 2] Lunch break cold on a cinderblock throne Phone full of bills, still swingin’ that stone Boss talk tough but he ain’t in this rain He don’t feel the shake in a broke man’s veins I smooth that edge, make the corner sharp Every pass bleed like a street-born art Pull up the wire when the slab too thin Lay it back down like a safety pin [Pre-Chorus] Magic powder on my gloves, wrists all raw Turn that mix thick, make the weak spots strong Ain’t no crown, just a hard hat lean But I build thrones that you drive between [Chorus] Life is hard, that is why we do concrete Carve our scars in the curb and the front street Keep on keepin’ on, even when the pain deep Stamping concrete signatures on our world (on our world, yeah) Life is hard, that is why we do concrete Every line I trowel, that’s a heartbeat Keep on keepin’ on, never let the grind sleep Stamping concrete signatures on our world [Bridge] When the mix get thick and my hope run thin I just ride that screed ’til the light pour in If they forget my face, they gon’ feel my road Every driveway poured is a story I wrote [Chorus] Life is hard, that is why we do concrete Carve our scars in the curb and the front street Keep on keepin’ on, even when the pain deep Stamping concrete signatures on our world (on our world, yeah) Life is hard, that is why we do concrete Every line I trowel, that’s a heartbeat Keep on keepin’ on, never let the grind sleep Stamping concrete signatures on our world
Tags
rap, Dark, head-nod boom-bap over a hypnotic minor-key piano loop, thick sub-bass and tight, crusty snares. Male vocals, close and gritty, with subtle doubled lines on the hook. Sparse, eerie pads swell in the pre-chorus; chorus widens with stacked chants and a simple, anthemic top line. Mix keeps the piano upfront, leaving space for vivid street storytelling., gangster rap, world
Duration
3:02
Instrumental
No
Created
2/16/2026