Verse 1)
Started from the basement, dreams in my hand,
World on my shoulders, but I still stand.
Voices in my head said “You ain’t that guy,”
Now I’m sky-bound, wings made to fly.
Late nights grindin', no silver spoon,
Battled every demon, danced with the moon.
I was broke, but rich in the mind,
Now I’m cashin’ in checks with the power of rhyme.
(Chorus)
From the pain, I rose, like the sun through rain,
Through the storm and the fire, I embraced the flame.
They tried to count me out, but I flipped the page,
Now I’m center stage, out the cage, full of rage.
(Verse 2)
Mama cried tears when the rent was due,
I swore on my life, I’d break that loop.
No more handouts, I built this throne,
Brick by brick with a heart of stone.
Fake friends dipped, real ones stayed,
Learned how to cut ‘em off like a switchblade.
This is for the nights I ain’t sleep at all,
Dreamin’ of the day I’d see my name on the wall.
(Bridge)
Now they play my songs with the bass turned high,
Kids in the hood see hope in my eyes.
Not just bars, this is more than rap,
This a voice for the ones who ain’t comin’ back.
(Final Chorus)
From the pain, I rose, like the sun through rain,
Through the storm and the fire, I embraced the flame.
They tried to count me out, but I flipped the page,
Now I’m center stage, out the cage, full of rage.
(Ending)
So when the lights fade, and the curtains close,
Remember my name and the path I chose.
I turned my scars to stars, my loss to win—
A king in the booth, let the story begin.