[Verse 1]
Born in the shadows where the streetlights flicker,
Dreams in my pocket, but the weight got thicker,
Mama said, “Rise, don’t let the struggle define ya,”
Pen’s my messiah, spit fire like Elijah.
From the cracked pavement, carved my own lane,
Ink in my veins, turn my pain into gain.
They laughed at the kid with the mic and a vision,
Now I’m launchin’ rockets, no permission, I’m driven.
Every scar’s a story, every bar’s a lesson,
Turned my doubts to ashes, now I’m manifestin’,
City on my back, got the skyline glowin’,
First Strike droppin’, now the whole world knowin’.
[Chorus]
Launch code, spark the fuse, I’m ignitin’,
Stars in my scope, yeah, the dream’s in my sights, man,
No brakes, full throttle, I’m risin’,
First Strike, watch the sky, I’m arrivin’.
[Verse 2]
Used to scribble rhymes on the back of a napkin,
Now I’m paintin’ epics, every verse like a captain,
Steerin’ through the chaos, navigatin’ the static,
Flow so precise, it’s like I’m spittin’ mathematics.
They sleepin’ on me, let ‘em snore through the takeoff,
I’m dodgin’ the snakes while I’m scalin’ the payoffs.
My city’s a canvas, I’m Picasso with bars,
Each line’s a constellation, connectin’ the stars.
No ghost in my pen, every word’s my soul,
Crafted in the furnace where the hunger don’t fold,
This my debut, but I’m rappin’ like a vet,
First Strike hittin’, ain’t no one forget.
[Bridge]
I was down, but I climbed from the wreckage,
Turned my losses to a lyrical message,
Now the signal’s clear, no static in the mission,
Launch Code activated, world, stop and listen.
[Chorus]
Launch code, spark the fuse, I’m ignitin’,
Stars in my scope, yeah, the dream’s in my sights, man,
No brakes, full throttle, I’m risin’,
First Strike, watch the sky, I’m arrivin’.