[Verse]
Streetlight flicker like they’re mocking my life
Concrete bed and a bottle
My only knife
Bruises on my ego
Scars I can't see
This city’s got a chokehold
Won’t let me be
[Chorus]
Every time I rise
They push me to the ground
Every damn time
They spin me back around
Scream to the sky
Won't let my voice drown
I’m not breaking
I’m not backing down
[Verse]
Bus fumes fill my lungs
Bitter and rough
Wind cuts my face
This life ain’t bluff
Chasing shadows of dreams left in dust
This fight’s in my blood
This skin won’t rust
[Chorus]
Every time I rise
They push me to the ground
Every damn time
They spin me back around
Scream to the sky
Won’t let my voice drown
I’m not breaking
I’m not backing down
[Bridge]
Sacramento tries to own me
Lock my dreams away
But I light my fire in the darkest day
Skyscrapers laugh but I’m laughing louder
Won’t be their ashes
I’ll be my own powder
[Verse]
They can tear my clothes
Rip my pride to bit
But my soul’s got armor
Fire ain’t lit
Walking these streets like I own the night
Chin up high
Got fists forged in fight