[Intro]
Drums in my chest
Dust on my gold
Teeth full of rage
Heart never fold (yah)
[Verse 1]
Came up where the clay stay red
Rain hit zinc like it’s countin’ my breath
Grandma pray loud while the sky burn black
Said “boy, keep faith when the world swing back”
Bare feet run on the hot road, tire fire
Eyes on the wire, we climb higher
Turn that pain to a war dance, whole block jump
Every scar on my skin sound like a bass thump
[Chorus]
I’m a lion in the smoke, hear the ground shake
Every step that I take make the sky break (rah)
From the mud to the throne, we don’t migrate
We just rise, we just rise, we just vibrate
Lion in the smoke, make the dark fade
Let the whole jungle roar when my name played (hey)
From the drum to the bone, it’s a blood wave
We just rise, we just rise, we just vibrate
[Verse 2]
Mask on face but the eyes stay bright
War paint drip in the middle of the night
Brothers in a circle, we stomp, we shout
Turn fear to a storm when the doubts come out
Hunger in the belly, that’s fuel, not shame
Every little L just sharpen my aim
If you want my spot, better bleed for it
’Cause the dirt I came from still speak on it (yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m a lion in the smoke, hear the ground shake
Every step that I take make the sky break (rah)
From the mud to the throne, we don’t migrate
We just rise, we just rise, we just vibrate
Lion in the smoke, make the dark fade
Let the whole jungle roar when my name played (hey)
From the drum to the bone, it’s a blood wave
We just rise, we just rise, we just vibrate
[Bridge]
Hands to the sky, feet in the red sand
If you feel that fire, that’s the homeland
Call on the names carved deep in the stone
Every shout that we throw shake the unknown (woah)
[Chorus]
I’m a lion in the smoke, hear the ground shake
Every step that I take make the sky break (rah)
From the mud to the throne, we don’t migrate
We just rise, we just rise, we just vibrate
Lion in the smoke, make the dark fade
Let the whole jungle roar when my name played (hey)
From the drum to the bone, it’s a blood wave
We just rise, we just rise, we just vibrate