Break the Pavement

[Intro] Yeah Feet hit first, then the fear hit later Whole city talk tough till the ground get greater I came from the pressure, the heat, the wire Turned bad nights, long shifts, pain into fire [Verse 1] I got that look in my eyes like sleep got evicted Bills still due, but the heart stay wicked World move fake, everybody rehearsed I was born in the mess, so I learned from the worst Got my name in the dust, put respect on the grind Had to build my own lane when the signs went blind They said calm down, boy, wait your turn But the block don’t pause and the rent still burn Mama said, “Stand tall, don’t fold for applause” So I kept my chin up with blood on my thoughts I seen clean hands do dirt in the light And the loudest one in the room usually break in a fight So I move like thunder with nothing to prove Just a plan and a pulse and some scars that move If they want that truth, let it ring, no filter Built from the rubble, now I walk like a builder [Pre-Chorus] We don’t beg, we take steps We don’t talk, we break necks Not literally, calm down, but the pressure’s real When the weak mask slip, then the strong get revealed [Chorus] Break the pavement, let the whole night know We came from the dark, now we overload Hands up high, let the rage breathe out Turn pain to power, let the bass speak loud Break the pavement, make the skyline bend If the world want war, we don’t scare, we ascend No chain on the soul, no fear in the chest Came out the fire, now we move like a threat [Verse 2] I got ghosts in the rearview, pride on the dash Too many dreams almost died for some cash Too many good ones got lost in the blur Now I carry their names every time that I swerve Not for the image, not for the scene I know what hunger is, I know what it means When the fridge talk back and the lights cut low You either break inside or become that glow And I did Still human, still angry, still trying Still got days where the smile feel like lying But I learned this much from the cracks in the floor You can lose damn near all and still come back for more That’s heart, that’s grit, that’s family code That’s ten toes down on a dangerous road That’s “say less” energy, eyes ahead That’s making hope out of concrete dread [Pre-Chorus] We don’t flinch, we lock in Let the fake all fold, let the real all win Whole lot of noise, but I hear what lasts Truth got weight, and lies move fast [Chorus] Break the pavement, let the whole night know We came from the dark, now we overload Hands up high, let the rage breathe out Turn pain to power, let the bass speak loud Break the pavement, make the skyline bend If the world want war, we don’t scare, we ascend No chain on the soul, no fear in the chest Came out the fire, now we move like a threat [Bridge / Half-Time] Slow it down Let the silence get ugly Let the mask fall off if they never did love me I got truth in my mouth and a storm in my veins I got peace I protect and a list of old names This for every long day Every cheap shot taken Every promise you kept while the whole world faking This for the lost kids learning pain ain’t the end You can come from the pressure and still not bend [Build] So when it shakes, let it shake When it cracks, let it crack We ain’t running from the dark, we bring daylight back When it shakes, let it shake When it cracks, let it crack Whole crowd yelling like the dead came back [Final Chorus] Break the pavement, let the whole night split Built from the hunger, now the whole world feel it Hands up high, let the bruised heart shout We survived that hell, ain’t no stopping us now Break the pavement, let the skyline bow They ignored us then, bet they hear us now No chain on the soul, no fear in the chest Still got love in the rage, that’s what makes us blessed [Outro] Yeah From the cracked-up roads to the light we kept From the days we broke to the nights we stepped Still here Still loud Still dangerous somehow But not empty Never empty We brought the sunrise with us now