[Verse 1]
Used to count every doubt like a dollar
Cold floor, thin walls, getting smaller
Talked soft, heart loud in the silence
Turned every bruise on my name into diamonds
Whole block said I’d bend, I’d break
I was eating that shame like a last-plate steak
Every “no” that I heard put a chip in the stone
Carved a throne from the weight they throw
[Chorus]
I go brick by brick
I don’t break, I shift
Turn that pain to gold
Every scar, I lift
I go hit by hit
Ain’t no “quit,” just grit
You won’t tell my worth
I was built for this (yeah)
I was built for this
[Verse 2]
Had nights I was talking to the ceiling
“Why them, not me?” same feeling
Then I stared at my hands, saw fire
Realized I’m the one I require
They laughed when I said, “I’m next”
Now they quote my grind like text
Same shoes, same road, new stride
I don’t chase their crown, I provide
[Chorus]
I go brick by brick
I don’t break, I shift
Turn that pain to gold
Every scar, I lift
I go hit by hit
Ain’t no “quit,” just grit
You won’t tell my worth
I was built for this (hey)
I was built for this
[Bridge]
Say what you want, but you can’t rewrite me
Cut me deep, still the truth inside me
Fall on my face, but I land on faith
Every loss just sharpens my aim (woah)
[Chorus]
I go brick by brick
I don’t break, I shift
Turn that pain to gold
Every scar, I lift
I go hit by hit
Ain’t no “quit,” just grit
You won’t tell my worth
I was built for this (yeah)
I was built for this