[Verse 1]
Cold hands, hard stare
I came up from the wet air
Mama said, "Boy, keep clean"
I learned how to move when the cops near
Same shoes, new scars
Same block, but I got far
I don't talk, I just build
Stack brick by brick on a cracked heart
They want smoke, I want peace
But the beast in me don't sleep
I been hungry, I been pressed
Turned my stress into a sharp beat
Black notes, white page
I write rage like a crime scene
Every loss left a mark
Now I wear it like a gold chain
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that hush?
That's the room go still
One more step
And I break that will
[Chorus]
Venom in my veins
I bathe in the rain
(venom in my veins)
I bathe in the rain
Cut through the silence
Suffer through pain
(cut through the silence)
Suffer through pain
Venom in my veins
I bathe in the rain
I don't fold
I don't change
[Verse 2]
I seen snakes in a handshake
Smiles fake, but the plan changed
I keep one eye on the doorway
One hand calm, one hand brave
No crown, still king
No throne, still I swing
They throw shade, I grow roots
Turn the whole bad season to spring
Got dents in the armor
Still move like a farmer
Plant truth in the dirt
Let it rise, let it harden
When the night get loud
I get louder back
When they count me out
I come through on the count they lack
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that hush?
That's the room go still
One more step
And I break that will
[Chorus]
Venom in my veins
I bathe in the rain
(venom in my veins)
I bathe in the rain
Cut through the silence
Suffer through pain
(cut through the silence)
Suffer through pain
Venom in my veins
I bathe in the rain
I don't fold
I don't change
[Bridge]
If I bleed, let it show
I been built from the lows
What they called a weak spot
Turned to steel in my bones
No apologies
For the fire in me
I survived what they sent
Now I move like I’m free
[Final Chorus]
Venom in my veins
I bathe in the rain
(venom in my veins)
I bathe in the rain
Cut through the silence
Suffer through pain
(cut through the silence)
Suffer through pain
Venom in my veins
I bathe in the rain
I don't fold
I don't change
(venom in my veins)
I bathe in the rain