From Dirt to Crown

Yeah…

Life tried to bury me, thought I’d stay in the dirt.

But you can’t kill hunger… you can’t kill rebirth.

I was flat on the floor, dreams shattered in pieces,

Broken promises cut deep, left scars that still bleed us.

Every "no" that I heard, turned the fire up hotter,

Now I rise from the ashes, I’m a self-made martyr.

Told me I was nothing, now I’m louder than the thunder,

Every strike that you threw made my will grow stronger.

Pressure made diamonds, I’m proof of the grind,

You can’t cage evolution, I was built to shine.

I rise up, every time I fall down,

Turn the pain to a weapon, let it echo the sound.

They can’t stop me, no, I run this town,

From the dirt to the crown, I won’t stay down.

I been dragged through the mud, seen betrayal in the eyes,

But the darkest of nights make the brightest sunrise.

Every cut, every bruise, every tear that I shed,

Is a verse in the story that I’m writing instead.

See the weight on my shoulders? That’s the fuel that I carry,

Every setback I face makes the victory legendary.

I’m the underdog king, I’m the fight in the storm,

Turn the hate to my chorus, watch a legend be born.

I rise up, every time I fall down,

Turn the pain to a weapon, let it echo the sound.

They can’t stop me, no, I run this town,

From the dirt to the crown, I won’t stay down.

Knocked me down once, thought I’d quit the fight,

Knocked me down twice, but I came back right.

Every fall just a lesson, every wound just a key,

Unlockin’ my strength, yeah, the warrior in me.

This is rise, this is rage, this is scars on parade,

This is every time I fought when the world said “fade.”

So remember my name when the lights come around,

I was built from the struggle—

I will never stay down.