concrete mind

(Verse 1 – gritty, Eminem/Nas style) Yeah… Grew up where the sirens sing lullabies at night, Streetlights flicker like they scared of the fight, Mama said “pray,” but the hunger said “bite,” So I learned how to hustle, had to get it off sight. Notebook full of pain, every line like a scar, Dreams bigger than the block but I’m trapped where we are, They said I’d never make it, now I’m raising the bar, Turned the wounds into wisdom, now I’m speaking in bars. See, I’ve been low, rock bottom, dirt on my name, Felt the cold world freeze every spark in my flame, But I stood ten toes, never ran from the rain, Now the storm in my chest got me breaking the chain. (Hook – melodic, 50 Cent vibe) I came up from nothing, now I’m chasing the crown, Had to bleed for the dream, never backing down, From the block to the stage, hear the whole world sound, Yeah, I turned pain to power, now I’m holding it down. I said I came up from nothing, now I’m chasing the crown, Middle finger to the doubt, yeah I’m wearing it proud, From the dark to the light, yeah I figured it out, Now the whole world listening when I’m letting it out. (Verse 2 – Ice Cube energy, bold + direct) Straight out the pressure where the real ones made, Where respect ain’t given, it’s a debt that’s paid, Where the system stay crooked and the truth get played, So I speak for the ones that they tried to fade. No mask, no filter, I’m raw with the truth, Still the same kid spitting fire in the booth, They want silence, I riot every time I produce, Put the weight on my back, now I’m cutting it loose. They fear what I say ‘cause it’s cutting too deep, I don’t rap just for fame, I be waking the streets, Every verse like a weapon, every bar got a beat, And the message stay heavy while the rhythm stay sweet. (Hook – repeat) I came up from nothing, now I’m chasing the crown… (Verse 3 – lyrical blend, introspective Nas/Eminem) Look… Mind like a maze, I’ve been lost in my head, Fighting demons every night in the words that I said, But I turned every doubt into fuel instead, Now I feast on the fear, leave the weakness dead. They love you when you shining but they ghost when you fall, I done seen fake love crumble right in front of it all, So I built my own lane, never needed a call, Now I stand as a king though I started so small. From the pavement cracks to a throne in sight, I turned dark days into gold with the mic, Now my story hit hard every soul I ignite, Yeah, I came from the struggle now I own my life. (Outro – calm but powerful) Yeah… Concrete raised me… pain shaped me… Now the crown fits heavy… but it made me.