[Intro]
I made something out of nothing
(Yeah)
Turn a whisper to a summons
Listen
[Verse 1]
Came from where the block talk too loud
Where they love you in a box, not a cap and gown
Every corner had a story that could shut you down
I just wrote a different ending, had to stand my ground
Used to count loose change in a takeout tray
Now they count me in rooms where the suits all stay
I was eating on the late shift, dreaming of a late show
Same hoodie, same pain, just a new halo
Friends on the same bench, stuck in the same year
I was scribbling my name like it’s my only career
They said, “Who you think you are?” I said, “What if I’m right?”
Bet my whole damn life on a mic and a fight
[Chorus]
I made something out of nothing
Out the city that I’m from, kept running
Turned my losses into lessons, kept on coming
They ain’t give me any lane, I built one, buzzing
I made something out of nothing
Every doubt that they threw, I’m crushing
From the bottom of the map, now I’m up and
You can see it in my scars, that’s the proof, I’m coming
[Verse 2]
I remember every time that the lights went out
Mama praying in the dark, tryna quiet her doubt
I was pacing in the hallway, plotting my route
Told the mirror, “You gon’ win,” had to talk it out
Had a backpack, big dream, one-way plan
All I had was a verse and a shaky hand
All they had was a laugh, said I won’t expand
Now my name in they phones like a brand new brand
Turned late fees to late nights booked
Turned hand-me-down dreams to a brand new look
All the ‘never gon’ happen’ that they ever told me
Now they quote it like a mantra, but they don’t own me (nah)
[Chorus]
I made something out of nothing
Out the city that I’m from, kept running
Turned my losses into lessons, kept on coming
They ain’t give me any lane, I built one, buzzing
I made something out of nothing
Every doubt that they threw, I’m crushing
From the bottom of the map, now I’m up and
You can see it in my scars, that’s the proof, I’m coming (yeah)
[Bridge]
Out the city that raised me rough
Where a soft heart gotta act tough
I took every “can’t” as a must
Turned every cracked stone into trust
If I did it out the mud, out the slump
What make you think you stuck? You’re not done
Hear my story in your chest when it thump
We can make it out the city that we from (let’s go)
[Chorus]
I made something out of nothing
Out the city that I’m from, kept running
Turned my losses into lessons, kept on coming
They ain’t give me any lane, I built one, buzzing
I made something out of nothing
Every doubt that they threw, I’m crushing
From the bottom of the map, now I’m up and
You can see it in my scars, that’s the proof, I’m coming (yeah, yeah)