(verse 1) i was broke in the cold with a coat thats borrowed eatin hope with a bowl and a soul half hollow every no that i heard made the road feel narrow but the lows turned gold in my bones like marrow i was raised where the pain made the brain feel sharper where the fight had a price and the light grew darker but the spark in the heart made the night move farther till the scars made art and the life grew harder so i grind with a mind built tough like leather turn stress to success like a well timed tether i was lost in the storm now im built like weather every fall turned call to a comeback better every weight on my chest made the steps feel lighter turn tears into gears make the climb get tighter got dreams that i seen from the street like cipher now the fear disappear from the fire get brighter (hook 4) im top form grind mode heart stay lifted street born backbone mind stay gifted double time climb every doubt got shifted aim too low then the big wave missed it im top form grind mode heart stay lifted street born backbone mind stay gifted double time climb every doubt got shifted aim too low then the big wave missed it (verse 2) i was raised with the rage in a maze no exit turn pain into game like a flame then spread it had neighbors with prayers tryna save each credit had days full of rain but we kept on steppin seen hope get sold on the block like lessons seen love get cold and the road turn reckless had wounds in the heart that the time wont lessen had fear in the eyes but the rise was destined now the fight in my life make the craft feel mortal every step through the stress made the next feel normal city built in my chest every test every quaral every win feels less when the stress test morals i was broke with a choke on the dreams i wanted now i speak through the pain that the rain still haunted every loss in the frost made the cost feel bonded now the climb so prime got the skyline flaunted (hook) im top form grind mode heart stay lifted street born backbone mind stay gifted double time climb every doubt got shifted aim too low then the big wave missed it im top form grind mode heart stay lifted street born backbone mind stay gifted double time climb every doubt got shifted aim too low then the big wave missed it


