Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] Violin crying Boots in the dawn Hands on the shovel Heart holding on [Verse 1] Pouring that concrete All by myself Thermos of coffee Bible on the shelf Phone full of ghosts Names in my call log Dust in my lungs Prayer in the fog "Life is hard That is why we do concrete" Old head told me Wiping sweat off his cheek Pull up the wire Throw that magic powder Rebar choir Singing even louder (amen) [Chorus] We keep on keepin' on Stamping our names in the ground Concrete signatures on our world So the struggle sticks around We keep on keepin' on Every slab, every curb, every line If this life just breaks our backs At least it knows we were alive [Verse 2] Chalk on my boots Gray on my jeans Whole lot of weight On a torn-up team Truck backs up Like a rumbling hymn God in the details Right there at the brim Level that pain Screed that doubt Float that fear Bleed it out Life hit hard Like a steel-toe kick But I lay that mix So my kids don’t slip (yeah) [Chorus] We keep on keepin' on Stamping our names in the ground Concrete signatures on our world So the struggle sticks around We keep on keepin' on Every slab, every curb, every line If this life just breaks our backs At least it knows we were alive [Bridge] I was praying in the potholes Sleeping by the trainyard fence Now I’m carving out a future One yard, one yard of cement If the sky feel heavy And the rain don’t quit Lord, hold me steady Till this whole pad sets (oh Lord) [Chorus] We keep on keepin' on Stamping our names in the ground Concrete signatures on our world So the struggle sticks around We keep on keepin' on Every slab, every curb, every line If this life just breaks our backs At least it knows we were alive
Tags
rap, Dark orchestral trap gospel, male vocals. Solo violin intro over distant choirs, then a heavy halftime beat drops with subby bass and crisp hats. Verses stay gritty and close-mic’d, slight slap delay; hook blossoms with stacked harmonies and church-organ stabs. Sparse piano doubles the violin in the bridge, then everything swells for a final, chant-like chorus., world, violin, gospel
Duration
3:53
Instrumental
No
Created
4/3/2026