From Dust To Diamond

[Intro]
Had to get it out the mud
Out the rain
Out the pain (yeah)
Now we up
[Verse 1]
Used to count coins in my palm
Now I count plays by the dawn
Fridge light, looking at air
Mama praying, holding that chair
Same shirt, three days, still ironed
Hand-me-down kicks, still shining
Whole block laughed at my plans
I just wrote verses on cans
Broken window, breeze through the sheet
Vision bigger than the street
Cold floor, sleeping in jeans
Dreams loud, tearing the seams (woo)
Everybody told me "pipe down"
I was tryna build me a life now
Every "no" hit deep in my chest
Turned that pressure to a flex
[Chorus]
Came up from nothing
Now I got everything I dreamed
From the dirt to the gold
You can hear it when I breathe (yeah, yeah)
Used to pray for a break
Now I break through every ceiling
Came up from nothing
Now I got everything I’m feeling
[Verse 2]
I remember stretching one plate
Four forks, everybody ate
Lights cut, candles on cans
Shadow puppets on the fan
First check, tears in my eyes
Paid rent, watched mama smile (uh)
Told bro, "We ain’t going back"
He said, "Say it twice," that’s facts
Now the phone ring, they need favors
Same ones turned into strangers
Same ones said I was crazy
Now they quote lines on the daily (crazy)
New keys but the heart stayed old
New coat but the spine stayed bold
Every scar on my name got shine
Every loss was a underline
[Chorus]
Came up from nothing
Now I got everything I dreamed
From the dirt to the gold
You can hear it when I breathe (let ’em know)
Used to pray for a break
Now I break through every ceiling
Came up from nothing
Now I got everything I’m feeling
[Bridge]
This for the nights I was shaking
This for the days I was faking a smile
This for the ones who were patient
Held me down all that while (yeah)
Look at me now, I’m alive
More than the chains and the shine
Rich in the love by my side
That’s the real bottom line
[Chorus]
Came up from nothing
Now I got everything I dreamed
From the dirt to the gold
You can hear it when I breathe (breathe, breathe)
Used to pray for a break
Now I break through every ceiling
Came up from nothing
Now I got everything I’m feeling

rap, Anthemic drill-leaning rap with cinematic strings and heavy 808s; verses punchy and hungry, hook big and simple for crowd chants, ad-libs tucked around the last word of each bar, male vocals with layered gang shouts on the chorus and a final drop to half-time for the last hook repeat.