[Verse 1]
Scar on my cheek from the fourth-grade fight
Never fit neat in the Sunday light
Teacher said “boy, you should tone that rage”
I turned my notebook to a steel cage
Mom on her feet through the double shift
Dad on the phone with the overdue lists
I had a Walkman and a warped CD
Screams and a kick drum raising me
[Chorus]
I was born to grind the sky
Rip that halo, make it mine
Got that pain in overdrive
Turn my bruises into shine
If the world don’t let me fly
I’ll climb smoke and broken wire
I’m too loud to lay and die
I was born to grind the sky (yeah!)
[Verse 2]
Click-clack keys in a one-room flat
Landlord bangin’ on the door out back
Boss say “kid, you a minute too slow”
But I clock my heart, not a barcode
Ash in my lungs from the bridges burned
Love on read, guess the lesson learned
You can’t cage howl, you can’t chain storm
I wear my cracks like a uniform
[Chorus]
I was born to grind the sky
Rip that halo, make it mine
Got that pain in overdrive
Turn my bruises into shine
If the world don’t let me fly
I’ll climb smoke and broken wire
I’m too loud to lay and die
I was born to grind the sky (hey!)
[Bridge]
Late night, eyes red, city half-gone
You said “breathe slow, just hold on”
But I don’t sleep, I resurrect
Every regret into raw respect (oh)
[Chorus]
I was born to grind the sky
Rip that halo, make it mine
Got that pain in overdrive
Turn my bruises into shine
If the world don’t let me fly
I’ll climb smoke and broken wire
I’m too loud to lay and die
I was born to grind the sky (grind the sky)
I was born to grind the sky