Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I built it brick by brick
Hands raw, back bent low
Ran uphill in the rain
Just to watch it all go cold
Every door got shut
Every grin felt fake
I wore my best work clean
They still took my plate
I climbed with a bleeding grin
Kept my eyes on the crown
Every time I got near
Somebody cut me down
All the nights on the floor
All the grit, all the grind
I was chasing the top
With a noose on my mind
[Pre-Chorus]
I said I’d never fold
Said I’d never break
Now I’m staring at the sink
With a bottle in the shape
Of a promise I can’t keep
Of a name I can’t erase
[Chorus]
Knocked down again
I get knocked down again
Back to the dirt
Back to the dirt again
Knocked down again
I get knocked down again
I need something strong
To quiet this hurt again
[Verse 2]
First it was one shot
Then it was two, then a fifth
Then a hand on my shoulder
Saying, “boy, take this”
Pills in the dark
Smoke in my throat
Just trying to feel less
Just trying to float
Now I wake up stained
With a taste of regret
Same cracked mirror
Same old threat
I laugh too loud
Then I fall too fast
All this poison in my blood
Trying to make the pain last
[Pre-Chorus]
I said I’d never fold
Said I’d never break
Now I’m staring at the sink
With a bottle in the shape
Of a promise I can’t keep
Of a name I can’t erase
[Chorus]
Knocked down again
I get knocked down again
Back to the dirt
Back to the dirt again
Knocked down again
I get knocked down again
I need something strong
To quiet this hurt again
[Bridge]
I know the road I’m on
Got teeth in the ground
I keep saying “one more”
But I keep spinning out
If I don’t crawl back now
I’ll be lost in the haze
I still got a pulse in me
Somewhere under the waste
[Final Chorus]
Knocked down again
I get knocked down again
Back to the dirt
Back to the dirt again
Knocked down again
I get knocked down again
I’m fighting for air
I’m fighting for air again
[Outro]
If I hit the floor
I’m getting up slow
Still built from the wreckage
Still hungry to grow
Knocked down again
But I’m not done yet
I been through the fire
I’m not buried yet
Details
GeneratedJul 27, 2026
Duration3:14
LanguageEnglish
Style
Dark rap with hard-hitting boom-bap drums, grimy 808 rolls, and a tense minor-key piano loop; verses ride sparse with tight double-time pockets, pre-chorus strips to kick and bass for pressure, chorus lands with chanty gang doubles and short delay throws on the anchor line. Add tape stop transitions, vinyl crackle, and a warped reverse swell before the final hook. Mix is raw, punchy, and claustrophobic, with a close-mic lead vocal and shadowy ad-libs., rap
Credits
Prompt byObsidianAudio
ModelAria v5.5
Prompt
Write song about working hard to get to the top only to be knocked down constantly and then turning to drugs and alcohol., rap
