[Intro - whispered, raspy, cold] Real life... No fairy tales... Just pain... [Verse 1 - low, slow, heavy] I was born in the struggle, raised by the streets Where the only thing you get is the food that you eat Mama worked two jobs, daddy gone out the door So I learned to be a man when I was only four No silver spoon, no safety net, no plan B Just a hungry little kid with a dream and a heartbeat They said "stay in school," but school didn't feed So I hit the block running just to get what I need [Chorus - shouted, harsh, heavy] CONCRETE LIFE! BLOOD AND SWEAT! EVERYTHING I GOT I HAD TO GET! CONCRETE LIFE! PAIN AND PRIDE! I AIN'T NEVER HAD A PLACE TO HIDE! CONCRETE LIFE! SCARS AND SCREAM! NOTHING IN THIS WORLD IS WHAT IT SEEMS! CONCRETE LIFE! FIGHT AND FALL! BUT I'M STILL STANDING THROUGH IT ALL! [Verse 2 - faster, aggressive, raspy] I've been broke, I've been hungry, I've been sleeping on floors I've been knocking on the same damn closed doors I've been stabbed in the back by the ones I called friends I've been counting every dollar just to make it to the end But I never folded, never begged, never cried I just swallowed all the pain and I kept it all inside Every scar on my body is a story that I own Every battle that I fought was a seed that I sown [Chorus] CONCRETE LIFE! BLOOD AND SWEAT! EVERYTHING I GOT I HAD TO GET! CONCRETE LIFE! PAIN AND PRIDE! I AIN'T NEVER HAD A PLACE TO HIDE! CONCRETE LIFE! SCARS AND SCREAM! NOTHING IN THIS WORLD IS WHAT IT SEEMS! CONCRETE LIFE! FIGHT AND FALL! BUT I'M STILL STANDING THROUGH IT ALL! [Bridge - slow, heavy, spoken with reverb] They don't see the nights... They don't see the tears... They just see the man... That survived the years... [Verse 3 - screaming, chaotic, full rage] I AM THE PROOF THAT YOU CAN MAKE IT OUT ALIVE! I AM THE VOICE OF EVERY KID THAT HAD TO SURVIVE! EVERY DOUBT THEY EVER HAD IS DEAD IN THE MUD! EVERY TIME THEY COUNTED ME OUT I ROSE FROM THE BLOOD! STAND! STAND! STAND UNTIL YOU BREAK! STAND UNTIL THERE'S NOTHING LEFT FOR YOU TO TAKE! I DON'T WANT YOUR PITY! I DON'T WANT YOUR CROWN! I JUST WANT TO WATCH YOU RISE WHEN THEY PUSH YOU DOWN! [Outro - fading, whispered, cold] Concrete life... Concrete life... I'm still... here... [End - single distorted bass drop into silence]
