[Intro] Skyscraper shadows Pigeons in the smoke Old heads by the corner store Say, “Watch how you joke” (watch it) [Verse 1] Two trains rumblin’ Shakin’ out the rust Whole block hungry Turn nothin’ into us Hoodie on tight Same pair Timbs from last year Moms say pray But the rent still past due here Dice game chirpin’ Nephew on the stoop Phone full of scammers Cousin in the loop Dreams in a bodega bag Grease stain, loose change If you never felt that We do not speak the same [Chorus] This that backblock sermon, from the curb, from the dirt We were raised on the pressure, made a blessing out the hurt From the first floor hallways, up to rooftops, we gon’ rise If they lookin’ for the truth They gon’ find it in our eyes (in our eyes, in our eyes) [Verse 2] Park fence bent From a thousand chain-link climbs Lil bro hoopin’ Tryna outrun time OG pull up Say, “You better finish school” But he still count stacks From the work he move Brownstone dreams But the paint keep chippin’ Every plan got a scheme Every win got risk in it I don’t rap for the charts I rap for the march For the ones who had to hustle ‘Cause the light stayed dark (yeah) [Chorus] This that backblock sermon, from the curb, from the dirt We were raised on the pressure, made a blessing out the hurt From the first floor hallways, up to rooftops, we gon’ rise If they lookin’ for the truth They gon’ find it in our eyes (our eyes) [Bridge] Hand on heart Other hand on the gate Said I’m done bein’ patient I ain’t waitin’ on fate (nah) If the city don’t love us We gon’ love us instead Carve our names in the brick So they never forget [Chorus] This that backblock sermon, from the curb, from the dirt We were raised on the pressure, made a blessing out the hurt From the first floor hallways, up to rooftops, we gon’ rise If they lookin’ for the truth They gon’ find it in our eyes (in our eyes)
