[Verse 1]
Got the page full of dents
and the pen still hot
Bread on the table
but I made that spot
Mama said, "Move smart"
when the rent came due
So I learned how to flip
what the weak ones lose
Old coat, brown sleeve
and a train pass torn
I was countin' out steps
when the day was born
Muddied sneakers, cold floor
in the hallway light
I kept one eye on tomorrow
and one on the night
They want the gloss
I want the work
I want the weight
of the word that hurts
Stack little wins
like coins in a jar
Then I pour that pride
in a beat-up car
[Pre-Chorus]
You can hear it when I talk
it's the steel in me
You can see it in the walk
how I deal with heat
No silver spoon
just a bent-back grind
Still I turn that hurt
to a better line
[Chorus]
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I built this sound
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from the ground up, loud
If you know, you know
what I came to do
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and I'm comin' through
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I built this sound
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from the ground up, loud
Say my name
when the room gets low
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let the whole block know
[Verse 2]
Now the inbox full
but the trust stay rare
Everybody got a grin
when they see me there
Same hands used to doubt
now they reach for mine
Funny how the room shift
when you hold your line
I seen fake love dressed up
in a clean white shirt
Seen a hard luck tale
get sold for work
So I keep my circle tight
and my cut clear
If you ride for the dream
then you got room here
One for the kids
with the chipped front tooth
One for the ones
who still chase the truth
One for the nights
when the door won't close
Still I kept that spark
and it never froze
[Bridge]
[Half-time]
Let 'em count me out
I'll be countin' blessings
Let 'em raise their voice
I keep my steps in
Every scar got a code
every loss got proof
I was made from pressure
and a few blank roofs
[Chorus]
Brick dust notes
I built this sound
Brick dust notes
from the ground up, loud
If you know, you know
what I came to do
Brick dust notes
and I'm comin' through
Brick dust notes
I built this sound
Brick dust notes
from the ground up, loud
Say my name
when the room gets low
Brick dust notes
let the whole block know