UP FROM NOTHING

Yeah…

Whole lotta people prayed on my downfall.

That shit ain’t age well.

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Came up from the bottom with a chip on my shoulder (chip).

Cold nights grindin’, heart just gettin’ colder (cold).

Used to stress rent, now I’m stackin’ it bolder,

whole city talkin’ like I wasn’t a soldier.

Fuck a hater, they was never outside with me (nah).

I was broke but the vision stayed wild in me (wild).

Everybody left when the pain got loud—

now they beg for a seat ’cause the wins too proud.

Worked every shift just to flip that fate,

ate last place meals tryna fill my plate.

Now I walk in the room, whole vibe rotate—

they can feel real pressure when I demonstrate.

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’Cause I came up from nothin’, now I’m up for real (real).

Used to dream ’bout wins, now I sign that deal (deal).

Every lil’ loss just sharpened my steel (steel).

Now they look at me like “damn, he’s ill.”

From the mud to the top I ain’t miss my climb (never).

Whole damn life said “wait,” I said “fuck that time” (fuck it).

Now I’m proud of the grind, proud of where I been—

’cause I came up from nothin’

just to do it again.

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Back then nobody gave me shit but doubt (shit).

Now they see me winnin’, wanna come hang out (nah).

Funny how clout make lames reroute—

broke my back for this, they ain’t help one ounce.

Pressure made a diamond, I ain’t cracked one day.

Had pain in my chest but I fought that weight.

Now I shine so bright every room I shake—

even God looked down like “boy, you great.”

Told ’em stop talkin’ on shit they ain’t live (stop).

I bleed for this climb, every cut, every rib (bled).

Now I give back love to the ones who did—

but the snakes gon’ starve, I ain’t feed no fib.

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’Cause I came up from nothin’, now I’m up for real (real).

Used to dream ’bout wins, now I bend that wheel (bend it).

Every setback carved out how I feel (feel).

Now they play my life like a highlight reel.

From the mud to the top I ain’t miss my climb (nah).

Whole damn world said “wait,” I said “fuck that time.”

Yeah, I’m proud of the grind, proud of where I been—

’cause I came up from nothin’

just to do it again.

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spoken, low tone, reverb, beat fading out)

“…funny how life work, right?”

(breath)

“I remember days I ain’t have shit but a dream and a deadline.

Felt like the whole world wanted me stuck in the same spot forever.”

“But I ain’t fold.

I ain’t quit.

Even when that shit hurt more than I could say…

I kept movin’.

Kept prayin’, kept pushin’.

’Cause I knew nobody was comin’ to save me.”

“And now?

Now I’m here.

Every bruise, every loss, every night I felt alone…

That was the price of elevation.”

“So if you doubted me…

I forgive you.

Just don’t ask me to look back.”

“Up from nothin’…

up from nothin’…”

“…and I ain’t ever