[Verse 1]
I came up off the curb frost-bit
Cold hands, hot plans, still I hold my grip
Footsteps loud on the porch step splinters
Whole block watched me through the winter
No handouts, just scars and a backbone
Learned how to move when the cops roll past homes
Broke nights, bent coins, same old pressure
I made a little fire out the bad weather
They talk big, but they fold quick
I been in the deep end, still I won't slip
[Pre-Chorus]
You can smell that grit on me
Hear that steel in the chest when I breathe
I don't ask, I take my space
One step in, then I stamp that place
[Chorus]
Cold block cipher (cold block cipher)
We don't flinch, we move like this
Cold block cipher (cold block cipher)
Say it once, then seal your lips
Cold block cipher (cold block cipher)
Heavy steps on the cracked concrete
Cold block cipher (cold block cipher)
If I rise, then the whole block eats
[Verse 2]
Had to learn how to win with a chipped tooth smile
Keep it straight-faced when the room go wild
Every loss got a name on it
Every win got a bruise and a stain on it
I don't chase no crown, I build my lane
Leave a mark in the mud when I cut through rain
One dark room, one mic, one pulse
Whole squad locked in with a ruthless hush
They want safe talk, I bring that truth
Raw nerve, bare steel, that's the proof
I been patient, but I don't wait long
When the gate swing open, the whole crowd jump on
[Pre-Chorus]
You can smell that grit on me
Hear that steel in the chest when I breathe
I don't ask, I take my space
One step in, then I stamp that place
[Chorus]
Cold block cipher (cold block cipher)
We don't flinch, we move like this
Cold block cipher (cold block cipher)
Say it once, then seal your lips
Cold block cipher (cold block cipher)
Heavy steps on the cracked concrete
Cold block cipher (cold block cipher)
If I rise, then the whole block eats
[Bridge]
Look at the hands, all worn from the climb
Look at the face, still sharp after time
I was built in the pressure, made in the grind
Now I hit that mark every single time
Hold up (hold up)
No fear in the frame
We came from the cold
Now we still run the game
[Final Chorus]
Cold block cipher (cold block cipher)
We don't flinch, we move like this
Cold block cipher (cold block cipher)
Say it once, then seal your lips
Cold block cipher (cold block cipher)
Heavy steps on the cracked concrete
Cold block cipher (cold block cipher)
If I rise, then the whole block eats