[Intro – low distorted growl over crushing 808s and industrial metal guitars] Yeah… They said break or stay soft. I chose the harder path. Let’s go. [Verse 1] Born in the dark where the concrete don’t care Every scar on my skin is a lesson I wear Road got real ugly, ice in my veins Tried to bury me under the weight of the pain I don’t fold, I don’t cry, I just grind through the night When the world turns cold I turn savage and tight Pressure cooks the weak, turns the soft into dust I took the heat and I forged me some trust In the mirror I stare at the monster I made Ain’t no pity left in me, I got bills to be paid Every setback a weapon, every loss is a blade I sharpened my soul on the grind that they laid Trap in my chest, metal in my throat When the road gets hard I just load up and go No safe place to run, no soft place to fall I learned how to stand when the darkness is all [Chorus – screamed + trap flow, heavy double-time hats and breakdown guitars] LEARN TO BE TOUGH WHEN THE ROAD GETS HARD Bleed in the mud, turn the pain into armor LEARN TO BE TOUGH WHEN THE ROAD GETS HARD No tears left to waste, only fire and order LEARN TO BE TOUGH WHEN THE ROAD GETS HARD They tried to break me, now I break the dark LEARN TO BE TOUGH WHEN THE ROAD GETS HARD I’m the storm they created, I’m the blade in the heart [Verse 2] Woke up empty, pockets full of nothing but fight Every night was a war and I slept with the light Friends turned to ghosts, trust turned to ash I learned real fast who was real when the cash Disappeared with the hope and the soft-spoken lies Now I walk with the wolves and I cut with the knives Hard times taught me more than any school ever could How to stay cold when the heat’s in the hood How to keep moving when your legs wanna quit How to smile with blood on your teeth and still spit Trap metal soul, pure chaos and grit I don’t need a savior, I became the shit Every bruise is a trophy, every fall is a step I climb over corpses of the man that I left Behind in the dirt where the weak ones remain I learned to be steel in the middle of the rain [Chorus] LEARN TO BE TOUGH WHEN THE ROAD GETS HARD Bleed in the mud, turn the pain into armor LEARN TO BE TOUGH WHEN THE ROAD GETS HARD No tears left to waste, only fire and order LEARN TO BE TOUGH WHEN THE ROAD GETS HARD They tried to break me, now I break the dark LEARN TO BE TOUGH WHEN THE ROAD GETS HARD I’m the storm they created, I’m the blade in the heart [Bridge / Breakdown – half-time slam, guttural screams, crushing low end] NO MORE SOFT NO MORE WEAK NO MORE RUNNING WHEN THE STREETS START TO SPEAK I ATE THE PAIN I BECAME THE KNIFE NOW THE ROAD FEARS ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE [Final Chorus – full chaos, layered screams and rapid-fire flow] LEARN TO BE TOUGH WHEN THE ROAD GETS HARD Bleed in the mud, turn the pain into armor LEARN TO BE TOUGH WHEN THE ROAD GETS HARD No tears left to waste, only fire and order LEARN TO BE TOUGH WHEN THE ROAD GETS HARD They tried to break me, now I break the dark LEARN TO BE TOUGH WHEN THE ROAD GETS HARD I’m the storm they created… I’m the blade in the heart [Outro – fading distorted whisper over dying 808s] Forged in the fire… Still standing… Still hungry…
