“MANY HANDS LETS BUILD “ Performed Vocals by 12Gauge858 Written by 12Gauge858 INTRO Blacksonix… You said— “Tag… you’re it.” Thanks for passing me the baton. I won’t disappoint you, brother. You said— LET’S WORK. I heard you. So I’m taking that work… And we’re gonna BUILD with it. Not for me. Not for you. For everybody coming behind us. Because ain’t no movement… IF ONLY ONE MAN MOVES. FROM TEXAS… TO THE WORRRRRRLD! CHANT DA BEAST: LET’S BUILD! CROWD: TOGETHER! DA BEAST: LET’S BUILD! CROWD: TOGETHER! DA BEAST: MANY HANDS! CROWD: ONE FUTURE! VERSE 1 They’ll see the tower, never count the bricks, See the harvest, never know who dug the ditch. See the lights when the whole thing shine, Never see those hands working overtime. Mama at the table making little stretch far, Daddy coming home underneath the same stars. Young man dreaming with a hole in his shoe, Old man saying, “I still believe in you.” Somebody poured concrete they won’t stand upon, Somebody planted trees knowing they’ll be gone. Somebody held the ladder while another one climbed— That’s how tomorrow gets built over time. I don’t need my name carved into the stone. If the house holds everybody… That’s enough to call it home. PRE-CHANT DA BEAST: WHO LAID THE FIRST BRICK? CROWD: SOMEBODY BEFORE US! DA BEAST: WHO LAYS THE NEXT? CROWD: ALL OF US! DA BEAST: WHO GETS LEFT BEHIND? CROWD: NOBODY! DA BEAST: THEN LET’S BUILD! CHORUS MANY HANDS! ONE FUTURE! Different roads, but we’re walking together. MANY HANDS! ONE FUTURE! If one gets tired, somebody makes ’em stronger. Brick by brick, Soul by soul, Nobody gets there alone. You said— LET’S WORK! I SAY— LET’S BUILD! Build it bigger than ourselves! CROWD: TOGETHERRRRRRR! VERSE 2 Different language— Same rent due. Different flag— Same sky turning blue. Different skin— Same blood when we’re cut. Different doors— Same prayer when they’re shut. Same mother whispering, “God, protect my child.” Same father hiding worry behind the way he smiles. Same young girl somewhere trying to make her dream real. Same young boy learning a scar ain’t gotta stay sealed. From a block in New York to the wide-open Texas sky, From villages across oceans where another dream survives. You don’t need the same tongue to recognize somebody’s need. Don’t tell me where you’re from— Tell me who you lifted. Don’t tell me what you own— Tell me what you gifted. Because success ain’t standing where everybody can see— Success is reaching backward for somebody behind me. BREAKDOWN God gave me two hands. And I finally understood why. One ain’t just for reaching toward everything I’m asking Him for. One reaches forward… And the other reaches back. Because what good is getting through the door… If I let it close behind me? Nah. HOLD THAT DOOR OPEN. GOSPEL LIFT Hold it for the dreamer! CROWD: HOLD IT OPEN! Hold it for the broken! CROWD: HOLD IT OPEN! Hold it for the one who thinks their time already passed! CROWD: HOLD IT OPEN! If GOD gave you a way through— DON’T YOU DARE BE THE LAST! VERSE 3 I know what it means when the blueprint changes, When prayers feel quiet and the road gets dangerous. But roots don’t stop growing because nobody applauds. And work don’t lose meaning because nobody saw. So plant. Build. Carry. Teach. If somebody lost hope— Give ’em something to believe. No crown on my head. No throne underneath. Just dirt on these boots and some faith underneath. You want my legacy? Don’t put my name on a wall. Tell ’em— HE HELPED SOMEBODY STAND WHEN HE COULD’VE STOOD TALL ALONE. HONORABLE MENTION Blacksonix… You said the message means more than the credit. I heard that. So this ain’t credit. This is respect. You put LET’S WORK in the air… And trusted somebody else to carry it farther. Brother— I ain’t taking your baton and running away with it. I’m running beside you. And I’m bringing… MORE HANDS. FINAL MOVEMENT VOICE: LET’S WORK! DA BEAST: LET’S BUILD! CROWD: TOGETHER! VOICE: ONE HEART! DA BEAST: MANY HANDS! CROWD: ONE FUTURE! DA BEAST: FROM NEW YORK! CROWD: TO TEXAS! DA BEAST: FROM TEXAS! CROWD: TO THE WORLD! DA BEAST: WHO WE BUILD FOR? CROWD: EACH OTHER! DA BEAST: WHO GETS LEFT BEHIND? CROWD: NOBODY! DA BEAST: HOW FAR WE GOING? CROWD: AS FAR AS WE CAN CARRY EACH OTHER! FINAL CHORUS MANY HANDS! ONE FUTURE! From the roots to whatever comes after us! MANY HANDS! ONE FUTURE! What we start today belongs to tomorrow! Let ’em see the tower! CROWD: WE KNOW ABOUT THE BRICKS! Let ’em celebrate the harvest! CROWD: WE REMEMBER WHO PLANTED IT! Let ’em talk about the victory! DA BEAST: WE’LL REMEMBER THE WORK! DA BEAST: FROM TEXAS… TO THE WORLD! LET’S BUILD! CROWD: TOGETHERRRRRRRR! OUTRO Blacksonix said… “Tag… you’re it.” I said… “We’re it.” CHILD’S VOICE: Then who’s next? DA BEAST: Everybody. CROWD: Many hands… One future… ──────── MANY HANDS, ONE FUTURE Written by 12Gauge858 Music Performed by DA BEAST © 2026 12Gauge858 Music. All Rights Reserved.
