[Verse 1]
Came from the block where the drains stay loud
Where the wrong step get you stared down
Mama kept a prayer in the front room
I kept a chip on my shoulder, too
Had cold nights and a bent-up plan
Ain't nobody gave me a helping hand
Saw temptations in a paper sack
Saw red beams dance across my back
[Pre-Chorus]
But I kept moving
Kept my name on track
Every scar I got
Turned to fuel when I looked back
[Chorus]
Brick by brick, I built this up
Brick by brick, I rose back up
(Brick by brick)
I don't bend, I don't break
I make my way through the flame
[Verse 2]
They said I was lost in the deep end
Said the dark would be my best friend
But I learned how to run with my head high
Learned how to turn fear into a dead sky
I seen hands try to pull me down low
Seen bad luck try to run the show
Seen the cold stare of a loaded road
Still I kept that fire in my bones
[Pre-Chorus]
I stayed moving
Through the noise and ache
If the world said stop
I just took another lane
[Chorus]
Brick by brick, I built this up
Brick by brick, I rose back up
(Brick by brick)
I don't bend, I don't break
I make my way through the flame
[Bridge]
I got mud on my shoes, blood in my past
But the past can't chain what I’m built to last
I ain't what they wanted me to be
I'm a whole new road they gotta see
[Chorus]
Brick by brick, I built this up
Brick by brick, I rose back up
(Brick by brick)
I don't bend, I don't break
I make my way through the flame
[Outro]
Brick by brick
I rose back up
(Brick by brick)
I make my own way