Verse 1] Been through the fire, came out with the scars, been through the trenches, still standin', still hard, Every mark on my skin is a war that I won, every fall just fuel, every setback undone, They said I was finished, said I couldn't take more, counted me out like I ain't settle the score, But I turned every wound into steel in my chest, now I'm runnin' through the dark with a fire in my breath, Same ground tried to bury me, six feet in the dirt, but I clawed my way out, made peace with the hurt, Every trial made me colder, made me built for the war, now I'm standin' on my feet, stronger, harder than before. [Hook] Hit the ground runnin', hit the ground runnin', stronger than before, don't test how I'm comin', Made it through the struggle, now I'm built like stone, hit the ground runnin', I run this alone, Hit the ground runnin', hit the ground runnin', stronger than before, don't test how I'm comin', Made it through the struggle, now I'm built like stone, hit the ground runnin' — you can't touch what I've grown. [Verse 2] Used to pray for a way out, now I am the war, used to beg for tomorrow, now I settle the score, Every doubt that they had on me — I turned into steel, every "he won't make it" — now they know what I feel, I done carried the weight when nobody stood near, turned my pain into power, turned it cold, killed the fear, Now the same ground that broke me, I'm grindin' it out, same struggle that chased me, now it bows when I'm 'bout, They ain't seen me at my lowest, don't know what I survived, but I built myself back harder, more dangerous, alive, Every step that I'm takin' hit the pavement with weight, I ain't runnin' from nothin' — I'm runnin' straight at my fate. [Hook] [Bridge] I was down but I got up cold, I was broke but I built the throne, every struggle carved the man I am, now I'm runnin', and I don't stand down, [Verse 3] So watch me hit the ground and never flinch back, every struggle I survived just sharpened the attack, I ain't the same one that they tried to break down, I'm the one that took the fire and forged a crown, Every day I'm gettin' colder, every day more of a threat, every day I'm provin' I ain't finished yet, Ain't no ceiling on me now, ain't no chain on my feet, I survived the worst of it, now I run to the beat, Every scar is a receipt for the war that I won, every fall was just the setup for what I become, So I'm hittin' the ground runnin', full force, no fear, harder than I've ever been — watch me take it from here. [Hook — final] Hit the ground runnin', hit the ground runnin', stronger than before, don't test how I'm comin', Made it through the struggle, now I'm built like stone, hit the ground runnin', I run this alone, Hit the ground runnin', hit the ground runnin', stronger than before, don't test how I'm comin', Made it through the struggle, now I'm built like stone, hit the ground runnin' — I ain't never lookin' back no more.
