Road To Conquest

[Verse 1] Rust on the ladder Boards in the grass Fold-out chairs and my cousin yelling “pass” Blood on the T-shirt Name on the duct-taped sign Five kids watching Swearing I’m ahead of my time [Verse 2] Worked at the warehouse Wrestled on weekends Bumps on the concrete Ice packs and weak ends Mom at the doorway Saying “son This all you’ve got?” I just taped my wrists tighter Whispered “watch my spot” [Chorus] This is my road to Conquest From the backyard dirt to the bright marquees Every scar wrote the story on me I took that long road to Conquest Now the crowd screams loud when they call my name I was wrestling ghosts Now I’m owning the stage On this road This road to Conquest [Verse 3] Drove state to state in a rusted out van Split twenty bucks with a six-man band Slept on floors Counted ceiling stains Dreamt of titantrons Pyro My name in flames [Pre-Chorus] Every fall Every flat back Every “kid You’ll never last” I turned each doubt into fuel Till the small-town roof couldn’t hold this too [Chorus] This is my road to Conquest From the backyard dirt to the bright marquees Every scar wrote the story on me I took that long road to Conquest Now the crowd screams loud when they call my name I was wrestling ghosts Now I’m owning the stage On this road This road to Conquest [Bridge] Ring rope burns on my arms like lines on a map Every welt Every bruise led me right where I’m at Now I’m staring down the ramp Hear that ocean of sound (woah) I remember every lonely night in some nowhere town [Chorus] This is my road to Conquest From the backyard dirt to the bright marquees Every scar wrote the story on me I took that long road to Conquest Now the spotlight’s hot But I feel no fear ‘Cause I fought for every inch that got me here On this road Yeah this road to Conquest (hey!)