[Intro]
Back against the wall
Breath stuck in your throat
Life swingin' on us all
Tell me what you want most (hey!)
[Verse 1]
Backpack, one pair of shoes
Bills due, plus bad news
Mama prayin' in the next room
I been tryna outrun gloom
Cut checks just to cut stress
Still feel that weight on my chest
Every L tryna teach me somethin'
Every scar just keeps on thumpin'
Phone ring, it's more demand
Whole world tryna take my hand
Pull me down where the dark sits
But my heartbeat barkin'
Look in the mirror like, "Who you?"
"Victim, or the one that push through?"
Every doubt tryna cloud my view
But I only got one move
[Chorus]
When your back's against the wall
Are you gonna be the one to fall? (nah)
Life pushes, tryna crush us all
What you gonna do when it calls? (when it calls)
When your back's against the wall
Will you crack or will you stand tall?
In these times when we must stand strong
Tell me who you are when it's on
[Verse 2]
Rent late, lights might fade
Still tryna keep my faith straight
Friends vanish when the sky break
Funny how they all migrate
Dad said, "Son, storms come fast
Every test show you what you have"
So I write pain in a small pad
Turn every doubt to a war plan
I know fear wanna own my name
Wanna tag me with old shame
But I climbed out cold rain
Just to say I won't fold again
Closed doors? I'ma kick those
Thin ice? I'ma tiptoe
Whole world on my backbone
Still rise like the past gone
[Chorus]
When your back's against the wall
Are you gonna be the one to fall? (stand up)
Life pushes, tryna crush us all
What you gonna do when it calls? (when it calls)
When your back's against the wall
Will you crack or will you stand tall? (stand tall)
In these times when we must stand strong
Tell me who you are when it's on (when it's on)
[Bridge]
Pressure on ten, heart on fire
This the line between truth and liar
This the stretch where the weak get tired
Where the real ones rise higher (rise higher)
[Chorus]
When your back's against the wall
Are you gonna be the one to fall? (no way)
Life pushes, tryna crush us all
What you gonna do when it calls? (answer that)
When your back's against the wall
Will you crack or will you stand tall?
In these times when we must stand strong
Show me who you are when it's on (when it's on)