Defacto

[Verse 1] I came in clean But I knew the score Suit sharp, shoes black Knock once, then more Moon on the crate Bread in the tin Heard that choir in my chest Said, let me in Old saints watching From the vinyl glow I was broke on the block Still I had that glow Hands in my pockets Prayer in my jaw Where I grew up, boy You learned the law [Bridge] Lord, I been cornered By my own name Heard my mother say You can outrun shame So I lift that chin And I walk that line If the road gets dark I still call it mine [Chorus] Defacto, defacto That’s my word, that’s my way Defacto, defacto I still kneel, then I play Defacto, defacto No one taught me how to bend Defacto, defacto I was built to stand again [Verse 2] Cold-cut grin On a Sunday deal Palm full of change But my heart stay real I seen smooth-talk men Turn to dust by dawn I seen loud-mouth kings Get their whole thing gone So I move like steel In a velvet suit Eyes on the door And my soul in boot Rose on the lapel Knife in the cake I don’t fake no peace I just know the take [Bridge] If the room get tense I don’t lose my grace I keep that fire low But it lights my face When the bad hands reach And the weak hearts fold I got that old-time truth Running through my gold [Verse 3] Back room hush And the deal get made But my hands stay still Like a church parade I don’t brag too hard I don’t swing too wide I just keep that hymn On the inside When the night get heavy And the windows sweat I remember who I was Before I met regret Ain’t no saint stamp On this city dust Still I walk upright With a little more trust [Bridge] Mm, hear that organ moan Like a warning bell I been through the fire I can tell, I can tell If I stand for truth Then the room don’t own What was born in me Can’t be overthrown [Chorus] Defacto, defacto That’s my word, that’s my way Defacto, defacto I still kneel, then I play Defacto, defacto No one taught me how to bend Defacto, defacto I was built to stand again [Verse 4] Fed my face at noon With a dime-store plate Then I fed my pride At the church hall gate Got a little heat Got a little sin But I keep my name Like a lock and pin If they ask me how I survived that line I say mercy first Then I made my shine [Bridge] Let the snare go dry Let the room go still I been marked by grace And I know I will If the whole house asks What I came to prove I came to keep my soul In a hard-step groove [Verse 5] Now the block still talks And the choir still sways I’m a half-bred saint From the smoke and the praise Got that iron calm Got that Sunday bite I don’t chase no crown I just hold on tight Every scar I wear Got a story in line Every hard-earned ounce Is a little divine [Bridge] Say my name out loud Let the echo roll I was made in the street But saved by the soul When the final bell Cuts across the dark I’m still that same man With a fire in my heart [Chorus] Defacto, defacto That’s my word, that’s my way Defacto, defacto I still kneel, then I play Defacto, defacto No one taught me how to bend Defacto, defacto I was built to stand again [Bridge] One more step, one more vow One more mile, one more now I don’t fold, I don’t flee What I am, I let it be [Final Verse] So if you see me there By the smoky door Know I earned this peace And I asked for more Not the easy shine Not the cheap applause Just a steady heart And a righteous cause I came up rough But I came up true