Grew Up Fast

Hook RONIN I had to grow up fast didnt get no grace Life hit early like a punch in the face Made peace with the pressure turned pain into pace Now I walk with the weight like its part of my base Grew up fast yea the world dont wait Had to learn who I am while escaping my fate Two paths one story two styles on the plate Growing up aint a moment its a will you create Verse 1 DRTY Yeah I grew up where the nights dont sleep Where the sirens and the secrets run way too deep Where tomorrow aint promised so you play for keeps And if trust was a promise then the promise was cheap I learned quick you gotta fight for a place on the map Turn pain into hustle turn doubt to a strap Life dealt trash hands so I changed how I stack Turned nothing into something off the strength of a scrap Growing up wasnt childhood it felt like a test Like the rent on my future came straight from my chest Yeah, the kid in me died but the hunger stayed blessed I survived off the pressure turned the stress to a flex Growing up meant scars that I still cant show Meant breaking every mold that the world tried to throw I aint rise from the ground I dragged up from below Made a man out of pieces that refused to let go Hook RONIN I had to grow up fast didnt get no grace Life hit early like a punch in the face Made peace with the pressure turned pain into pace Now I walk with the weight like its part of my base Grew up fast yeah the world dont wait Had to learn who I am while escaping my fate Two paths one story two styles on the plate Growing up aint a moment its a will you create Verse 2 RONIN I grew up slow in my spirit quick in my mind Had to learn self control just to stay in my grind Where he fought on the surface I fought in design Turned chaos into clarity line after line Growing up meant discipline when the world said stray Meant choosing my responses when emotions said sway Meant learning that patience is a weapon you pray And the loudest in the room dont have nothing to say I grew up reading patterns that the pain left behind Learned to treat every moment like a blade to refine He made storms into fuel I made storms into signs Cuz I rise from the wreckage with intention aligned Growing up aint a sprint its a lifetime run Its the weight of decisions that you cant outrun Becoming who you are aint a battle you’ve won Its the work in the dark when the world sees none Bridge DRTY x RONIN DRTY: I grew up fighting for breath in the deep RONIN: I grew up learning what promises keep DRTY: I learned from the nights when I couldnt sleep RONIN: I learned from the plans I refused to leave DRTY: Pain made the fire RONIN: Purpose made the flame DRTY: I learned from the struggle RONIN: I learned from the aim Both: Different roads same story thats how we became