Built From Pain

I gotta sit down for this one

It took a lot of takes

But, here it is

Came from the gutter, where the nights stay cold

Where the pain run deep and the stories unfold

No silver spoon, just a fist full of rage

But I learned from the struggle, had to flip that page

Boxed with the devil, danced with the doubt

Now I walk with the wisdom they can't talk about

From the block to the beats, from the cell to the sky

I ain't break, I evolved — now I'm built to survive

Mama cried, but I rose like a flame in the dark

Took them scars, made 'em art, now I'm sharp with the heart

Still show love, but I move with a plan

Got patience like a prophet with the soul of a man

This pain made a soldier, struggle made a king

Now I stand on the ashes with fire in my wings

Wise through the war, calm in the storm

Real to the bone, true gangsta reborn

Ain't no shame in the scars, they the proof of the climb

TooF made from the grind — I was built for the times

The world tried to break me, but it sharpened my mind,

Now I'm the light for the lost ones who are still in the grind.

Used to hustle just to eat, now I hustle with a vision

Kept my soul through the fire, now I'm speakin' with precision

Seen friends turn ghost, seen snakes in the grass

Had to cut 'em at the root, now I'm never lookin' back

Ten toes on the dirt where the prayers got lost

But I found my own light, had to pay that cost

It's a lonely road walkin' when your heart too real

But I rather bleed truth than to fake what I feel

I done lost too much to be petty with hate

Now I guard what I love, keep my circle in place

Still ride for my people, still give when I can

I ain't just a gangster — I'm a solid ass man

Patience in my pocket, pain in my chest

But I smile like a king 'cause I know I'm blessed

Every L was a lesson, every night made me tough

Now I move like a monk but I still get rough

Yeah, I've been through the worst, now I give 'em my best