[Verse 1]
[M1]
Boot on the curb, whole block feel me
Cold on my face, but I move still clearly
Mama said, "Boy, keep your name clean"
Now I step in the smoke like a brass machine
[M2]
Deep in the cut, got a drumline heartbeat
Chest to the sky when the hard times hit me
Count my scars like stripes on a sleeve
I don't bend for the crowd, I don't fold for the heat
[M3]
Hush when I pass, then the whole room rise
Hands in the air when I lock those eyes
You want that pressure, I came for the climb
I was built from the punch and the pain and the grind
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that call, hear that shout
Feet on the ground, I won't back out
Line by line, I take my name
Right through the smoke and the wire and flame
[Chorus]
Can't keep me down
Can't keep me down
Say it out loud
Can't keep me down
Can't keep me down
Can't keep me down
I rise, I rise
Can't keep me down
[Verse 2]
[M1]
Raised on the corner where the sirens sing
Every setback tried to make me sting
I took that hit, turned it into fuel
Now the whole parade move when I come through
[M2]
March by the rack, got the block in step
Tight like a fist when the pressure don't quit
One for the ones who were told sit still
I make a storm out of will
[M3]
Look at my face, that's a no-back-down
Look at my stride, that's a takeover sound
If I got one shot, I'm taking the crown
If I hit that floor, I'm shaking it now
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that call, hear that shout
Feet on the ground, I won't back out
Line by line, I take my name
Right through the smoke and the wire and flame
[Chorus]
Can't keep me down
Can't keep me down
Say it out loud
Can't keep me down
Can't keep me down
Can't keep me down
I rise, I rise
Can't keep me down
[Bridge]
[M1]
Hands up high, let the whole place know
[M2]
I was made for the heavy load
[M3]
Every hit turn gold, every scar be proud
All three
Can't keep me down
Can't keep me down
[Chorus]
Can't keep me down
Can't keep me down
Say it out loud
Can't keep me down
Can't keep me down
Can't keep me down
I rise, I rise
Can't keep me down