[Verse 1]
Come up from the basement
Shoes full of grey dust
Backpack full of bad luck
Smile like a blade cut
Mama said, “Stay safe”
I said, “I know, I know”
But the block got my name on it
I been moving too slow
Cold on the face now
Heat in the chest still
Couple fake friends folded
When the bills hit the next hill
I keep the hard facts
Tucked in my left palm
You want a clean slate?
I want a hit song
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that hinge creak
Doorway to the wreckage
I been too calm
Now I’m making it reckless
One step in
Then I don’t look back
If I break through
I’mma break through black
[Chorus]
Back from the basement
Back from the basement
Say my name right
Say it with your chest, then
Back from the basement
Back from the basement
I came up heavy
I came up under pressure
[Verse 2]
Boots on the paint chips
Knuckles on the rail
Every scar got a receipt
Every loss got a smell
I don’t do the big talk
I do the long haul
You can watch the last man fall
I’m still standing through it all
Pockets full of silence
Mind full of sirens
I was born in the middle
Of a room full of spiders
Now I keep it moving
Through the smoke and the noise
Whole life in my jawline
Whole truth in my voice
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that hinge creak
Doorway to the wreckage
I been too calm
Now I’m making it reckless
One step in
Then I don’t look back
If I break through
I’mma break through black
[Chorus]
Back from the basement
Back from the basement
Say my name right
Say it with your chest, then
Back from the basement
Back from the basement
I came up heavy
I came up under pressure
[Break]
[B-boy beat switch]
Hey
Spit dust, spin back
Hands up, then snap
[Bridge]
Now I want the raw loop
Kick, snare, and the scrape
Feet on the floorboards
Watch the whole room shake
I don’t need a crown, no
I need a clean break
One cut, one scratch
Then I make my own way
[Final Chorus]
Back from the basement
Back from the basement
Say my name right
Say it with your chest, then
Back from the basement
Back from the basement
I came up heavy
I came up under pressure
Back from the basement
Back from the basement
I don’t fold easy
I was built for the pressure