[Verse 1] Used to wake up to the sirens Mom in the doorway cryin Cousin on the floor, blue lights Whole block talkin in silence Brown bag money in the mattress Lil scale sittin by the matches I was tryna grow up in the ashes Heart iced out, mind full of crashes Ran from the cops down alleys Fist fights, blood on my Ballys Old heads say I’d end up On a T-shirt, framed in the family I was one bad play from the casket One quick move from a jacket Every night pray, “If you let me breathe I’ma flip all this pain to a classic” [Chorus] I came from the red on the floor Now it’s gold when I walk through the door (yeah) Turned all that war in my past To a fire that’ll push me to last I’m alive, I’m alive, that’s wealth Every breath put a diamond on the shelf If you feel that rage in your spine Use it all, make it fuel for your climb (for your climb) [Verse 2] Now I see scars like medals Every loss taught me different levels Every fall put steel in my spine Every “never” turned into my time I don't glamorize all the damage I survived it, now I manage Took that hunger out the alleys Put the same grind into balance Read books where I used to sell Hit the gym where they used to yell Cut ties with the ones who fell Chose life, had to save myself Now my lil sis got options College tour pics, no toxins Mama got peace when she sleep No more jumpin at knocks, no cops in [Chorus] I came from the red on the floor Now it’s gold when I walk through the door (yeah) Turned all that war in my past To a fire that’ll push me to last I’m alive, I’m alive, that’s wealth Every breath put a diamond on the shelf If you feel that rage in your spine Use it all, make it fuel for your climb (keep climbin) [Bridge] You ain’t broken, you forged Every flashback, every war That’s your story, that’s your sword Cut a new path, aim for more (yeah) Hold your hurt up high like a light Let it show you what to fight If you made it through the night You already stronger than your fright [Chorus] I came from the red on the floor Now it’s gold when I walk through the door (woah) Turned all that war in my past To a fire that’ll push me to last I’m alive, I’m alive, that’s wealth Every breath put a diamond on the shelf If you feel that rage in your spine Use it all, make it fuel for your climb Use it all, make it fuel for your life (yeah)

rap, Dark cinematic trap beat with moody piano, distant choirs, and heavy 808 swells; male vocals, close and aggressive on verses, then opening into a wider, triumphant hook. First half is tense, syncopated double-time flow; second half brings warmer pads, brighter chords, and stacked ad-lib harmonies for a motivational, victory-lap finish., rich, motivational, thrilling

From Red To Gold