[intro – piano + faint choir humming] (Mm, yeah…) They said it can’t be done… I said watch me. [verse 1 – calm, building intensity] I been back in the dark with a spark in my chest, Tryna carve my name in the pain and the mess. Ain’t no map for the path that I’m walkin’ on, So I built my own bridge when the road was gone. They told me “wait your turn,” I burned the line, Took the clock off the wall, said, “now’s my time.” I don’t pray for a door, I break that frame, If the world won’t give, I’ll take that claim. [pre-chorus – choir echoes each line softly] Ain’t no handouts, no shortcuts, no luck. (“No luck… no luck…”) Just me and the grind that don’t give a— yeah. [chorus – choir call & response] If I can’t find a way, I’ll make one, (“Make one!”) Brick by brick, till the pain’s done. (“Pain’s done!”) If the world says no, I’ll take one, (“Take one!”) Every scar’s a step I break from. (“Break from!”) If I can’t find a way, I’ll make one, (“Make one!”) Ain’t no chain that can cage what I’ve become. You can throw me to the fire, I’ll blaze some, If I can’t find a way, I’ll make one. [verse 2 – faster flow, sharper delivery] Yeah, I bleed through the pressure, I breathe through the pain, Every loss I took just fueled my brain. I ain’t built for luck, I’m built for grind, Sweat and scars, that’s how I shine. They said I should stop, I said, “who, me?” I’m the storm they see when they pray for peace. Every block in my way, I stack as proof, Every failure I had turned into truth. [pre-chorus – choir hum + single line echo] Ain’t no fear in the man that’s been through dust. (“Through dust… through dust…”) [chorus – full power, bigger choir] If I can’t find a way, I’ll make one, (“Make one!”) Brick by brick, till the pain’s done. (“Pain’s done!”) If the world says no, I’ll take one, (“Take one!”) Every scar’s a step I break from. (“Break from!”) If I can’t find a way, I’ll make one, (“Make one!”) Ain’t no chain that can cage what I’ve become. You can throw me to the fire, I’ll blaze some, If I can’t find a way, I’ll make one. [bridge – stripped beat, spoken like a sermon, quiet choir echo] They told me “wait your turn.” (“Wait your turn…”) But I don’t wait, I *build* turns. (“Build turns…”) I don’t pray for easy. (“No easy…”) I pray for *iron*. (“Iron…”) ‘Cause the man who makes his way Don’t bow to the storm — he *becomes* it. [final chorus – biggest hit, full choir & orchestra] If I can’t find a way, I’ll make one, (“Make one!”) Brick by brick, till the pain’s done. (“Pain’s done!”) If the world says no, I’ll take one, (“Take one!”) Every scar’s a step I break from. (“Break from!”) If I can’t find a way, I’ll make one, (“Make one!”) Ain’t no chain that can cage what I’ve become. You can throw me to the fire, I’ll blaze some, If I can’t find a way, I’ll make one. [outro – choir fades on long sustained note] (Mm… make one… make one…) Yeah… I don’t find doors. I build ‘em.
