[INTRO — SPOKEN] Uh… Hold up. I’m walking in calm, but I’m carrying weight. You can feel the difference before I say a thing. I ain’t here to argue. I ain’t here to explain. I’m just here to handle mine. (Yeah… that’s right.) Turn that music up. [VERSE 1] Walk in the spot, now the temperature changed No loud talk, baby, I’m already trained Learned real early how to move with my name And never let nobody make me feel ashamed (That’s right!) I came up learning how to stand on business Read the whole room before I finish my sentence I don’t chase nobody, I don’t beg for attention When I want something done, I apply that pressure (Pressure!) I done had hard days, I done walked through storms Had people switch up when they saw me transform But I kept my head up, stayed true to my form Now I’m stepping in the room like, “What we doing?” (Ha! What we doing?) [PRE-CHORUS] I feel the room shift when I walk through the door Don’t gotta say much, they already know the score I been through enough, I ain’t proving no more If you came with respect, then you can stay on the floor (That’s right!) I got a whole different energy today Ain’t looking for trouble, but I won’t back away I know what I bring, ain’t no price I can pay When I step into my moment, I’ma take my place (There it is!) [HOOK] Brick by brick, I built my way up Piece by piece, couldn’t nobody shake us Had to fall down just to learn how to stand Now I’m looking at the world like, “Here I am.” (Here I am!) Brick by brick, I put it together Storm after storm, I got stronger than ever Didn’t need a shortcut, didn’t need a hand I built this life exactly how I planned (That’s right!) [VERSE 2] I don’t do fake, I can see through the act Smile in my face, but your energy cracked I keep my word, that’s a fact And when I say I’m done, I don’t double right back (Nah!) Got soul in the rhythm, got grit in the flow A little bit of country in the way that I roll Life taught lessons that you can’t learn from a show I don’t need to explain what you already know (You know!) Siren in the distance, let it slide through the track DJ cut the music, then I’m bringing it back Every line got purpose, every word got impact When I step to the mic, watch the whole place react (Bring it back!) [DJ BREAK] Cut! Hold that… Let the drums breathe. (Yeah!) Now bring it back! [BRIDGE] I been counted out, still I made my way Had to learn real quick who was real, who would play I don’t carry old weight into a brand-new day What tried to break me only taught me how to stay (That’s growth!) Now I walk different, talk different, think different No more explaining every move to a witness I know my worth, and I know my position If it don’t bring peace, it don’t get my attention (Period!) [FINAL HOOK] Brick by brick, I built my way up Piece by piece, couldn’t nobody shake us Had to fall down just to learn how to stand Now I’m looking at the world like, “Here I am.” (That’s me!) Brick by brick, I put it together Storm after storm, I got stronger than ever Didn’t need a shortcut, didn’t need a hand I built this life exactly how I planned (Let’s go!) [OUTRO — SPOKEN] Brick by brick. Day by day. Step by step. Nobody handed me nothing. I built it. (Yeah!) And I’m still building.
