Woke up with the weight of the city in my chest Bills on the table, dreams on the desk Mama said boy don’t fold don’t flinch So I stitch my hope in the holes of my fists Cold nights taught me the fire in my veins Every loss carved wisdom in my frame I’m not a victim I’m a blueprint drawn Every setback’s just fuel for the dawn I ain’t here to just survive, I’m here to make the ground shake Every bruise on my back is a song I can’t fake Chorus I beat life back, with the rhythm in my chest Turn scars into thunder, turn pain into breath I beat life back, louder than the storm can scream If the world wants war, then my soul brings peace I beat life back, oh I beat life back Friends turned ghosts when the hunger got loud Faith got tested in the silence of the crowd But I walk through shadows with a torch in hand A broken man rising, a rebuilt brand Every no I heard became bricks for my throne I built a kingdom outta nights I was alone Now I stand on ashes, crown made of flame If you doubt my fight you gon remember my name I ain’t bending to the dark, I’m carving my own sky Life threw stones at my wings, but still I fly Chorus I beat life back, with the rhythm in my chest Turn scars into thunder, turn pain into breath I beat life back, louder than the storm can scream If the world wants war, then my soul brings peace I beat life back, oh I beat life back Bridge They tried to chain my hope, I broke every link I drowned in doubt, but I refused to sink From the gutter to the skyline, I raise my fist Every battle I lost gave me nights like this Final Chorus I beat life back, with the rhythm in my chest Turn scars into thunder, turn pain into breath I beat life back, louder than the storm can scream If the world wants war, then my soul brings peace I beat life back, oh I beat life back Still standing Still breathing
