[Verse 1]
Mama said, "Boy, hold on"
When the rent was late again
Shoes wore through by winter
I learned to run through pain
Empty plate, hard floor
Still I stood up tall
Every time they shut that door
I heard my own name call
[Pre-Chorus]
I took the hit
I took the heat
Bent like steel
But I won't break me
From the mud
To the grind
I was born to climb
[Chorus]
From dust to iron
(From dust to iron)
From dust to iron
I rise, I rise
They tried to bury me
I'm still alive
From dust to iron
I rise tonight
[Verse 2]
Worked with blistered hands
Poured sweat into the dark
Every scar turned into proof
Every bruise became a mark
Bills stacked high on the table
Dreams bigger than the room
I kept my back against the storm
And pushed right through
[Pre-Chorus]
I took the hit
I took the heat
Bent like steel
But I won't break me
From the mud
To the grind
I was born to climb
[Chorus]
From dust to iron
(From dust to iron)
From dust to iron
I rise, I rise
They tried to bury me
I'm still alive
From dust to iron
I rise tonight
[Bridge]
Now the same hands build a life
Now the same voice shakes the crowd
Used to beg the world for space
Now I take it from the ground
Every wound became a lesson
Every loss became a spark
I came out the other side
With a fire in my heart
[Final Chorus]
From dust to iron
(From dust to iron)
From dust to iron
I rise, I rise
They tried to bury me
I'm still alive
From dust to iron
I rise tonight