Against the World

[Verse 1]
Fists up, shadowbox with the moon’s glare,
Dreams heavy, backpack full of despair.
City whispers secrets I ain't tryna hear,
Concrete jungle, lionhearted, no fear.
Hunger pains louder than the sirens sing,
Life dealt a joker, but I’m playin’ king.
Pockets stay hollow, but the soul stay gold,
Young phoenix, ashes can’t break the mold.
[Chorus]
It’s me against the world, I don’t fold, I don’t bend,
Struggles on my shoulders, still I rise, I ascend.
Every scar a medal, every wound a win,
Boy against the odds, let the story begin.
[Verse 2]
Torn kicks, pavement kissed with my ambition,
Blueprints scribbled in a broke man’s kitchen.
They said the system's rigged, I said, "What’s new?"
I’m dodgin' all the traps, somethin’ Neo would do.
Late nights, city lights play the backdrop,
Pressure cookin’, turn the struggle to a jackpot.
Momma’s tears dryin’ on the windowsill,
I’m the storm they can’t weather, never standin’ still.
[Prechorus]
They doubted, they laughed, said I’d never thrive,
But the boy keeps climbin', barely just alive.

hip hop, gritty, world, boom-bap with heavy basslines and layered vocal samples, rap