[Verse 1]
They left me on the wrong side
Cold metal, cracked pride
Head full of thunder
Heart still punched wide
I tasted the night air
Saw my own blood on the street
You call that a clean break?
I call that cheap
[Pre-Chorus]
But I crawled, yeah I crawled
Out the ditch and the dust
You can bury my name
You can’t bury what’s tough
[Chorus]
The struggle is real
I’m still here
The struggle is real
I turned my fear
The struggle is real
I spit through the pain
The struggle is real
Say my name (say my name)
[Verse 2]
Back against the gravel
Hands shaking, knees split raw
Every curse in my chest
Every scar I saw
They wanted a body
A story that would fade
But I learned the hard way
Pain don’t get to stay
[Pre-Chorus]
Now the dark don’t own me
I don’t fold that easy
You can slam that door shut
I’ll kick it back, believe me
[Chorus]
The struggle is real
I’m still here
The struggle is real
I turned my fear
The struggle is real
I spit through the pain
The struggle is real
Say my name (say my name)
[Bridge]
[Screamed]
Try to break me down
I come back louder
Try to cut me loose
I get meaner, prouder
[Rapped]
One breath, two fists, I’m awake in the wreck
Took the whole hit, still got fire in my neck
You can leave me for gone, you can run from the fact
I don’t stay in the dirt, I come roaring back
[Final Chorus]
The struggle is real
I’m still here
The struggle is real
I turned my fear
The struggle is real
I spit through the pain
The struggle is real
Say my name (say my name)
[Outro]
I was left for dead
Now I walk instead
I was left for dead
Now I roar instead