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Lyrics

[verse]

Grew up in the back rooms where the heat was broke

Learned to count the cracks in the ceiling, learned to laugh at the joke

Momma worked two jobs, still the fridge stayed bare

Uncle sold his watch just to split the cab fare

Every single morning was another uphill climb

Every single dollar had to stretch to buy time

No cushion, no safety net, no soft place to land

Just grit in my pocket and a plan in my hand

I write my own ticket out this concrete maze

Turn the hunger into fuel, turn the nights into days

They said stay in your lane, said know your place

I said watch me build a lane and put my name on the case

[chorus]

This the sound of a struggle turned to sound of a win

Every scar on my story is a chapter, not the end

We came up rough, we came up strong

Anthem for the ones who had to hustle since dawn

Life gave us the short end, we made it a spark

This the block's own anthem, blazing through the dark

[verse]

Little brother watching how I carry every load

Show him how to build a bridge from every broken road

Landlord banging on the door, we still stayed polite

Kept the faith when the bills came heavier than the night

School said I wouldn't make it past a corner store

Now I'm writing my own story, I don't need 'em anymore

Every setback was a setup for a comeback line

Every empty pocket taught me how to read the signs

I don't glorify the struggle, but I won't hide it neither

Turned the block's hard lessons into a torch, a beacon, a fire

This a tribute to the ones still grinding out the door

Rising up together, we don't need to keep score

[chorus]

This the sound of a struggle turned to sound of a win

Every scar on my story is a chapter, not the end

We came up rough, we came up strong

Anthem for the ones who had to hustle since dawn

Life gave us the short end, we made it a spark

This the block's own anthem, blazing through the dark

[bridge]

For the mothers holding down the fort alone

For the kids who made a family out the bones

For the dreamers counting stars through a broken pane

We rise together, we don't stay the same

[chorus]

This the sound of a struggle turned to sound of a win

Every scar on my story is a chapter, not the end

We came up rough, we came up strong

Anthem for the ones who had to hustle since dawn

Life gave us the short end, we made it a spark

This the block's own anthem, blazing through the dark

Model notes (creation log)

## Metadata
**Caption:** hip-hop, r&b-rap, soulful cover sample, smooth, mid-tempo, 90 BPM, duet vocal
**BPM:** 91
**Duration:** 170.0s
**Key:** G major
**Time Signature:** 4

## Lyrics
[verse]
Grew up in the back rooms where the heat was broke
Learned to count the cracks in the ceiling, learned to laugh at the joke
Momma worked two jobs, still the fridge stayed bare
Uncle sold his watch just to split the cab fare
Every single morning was another uphill climb
Every single dollar had to stretch to buy time
No cushion, no safety net, no soft place to land
Just grit in my pocket and a plan in my hand
I write my own ticket out this concrete maze
Turn the hunger into fuel, turn the nights into days
They said stay in your lane, said know your place
I said watch me build a lane and put my name on the case

[chorus]
This the sound of a struggle turned to sound of a win
Every scar on my story is a chapter, not the end
We came up rough, we came up strong
Anthem for the ones who had to hustle since dawn
Life gave us the short end, we made it a spark
This the block's own anthem, blazing through the dark

[verse]
Little brother watching how I carry every load
Show him how to build a bridge from every broken road
Landlord banging on the door, we still stayed polite
Kept the faith when the bills came heavier than the night
School said I wouldn't make it past a corner store
Now I'm writing my own story, I don't need 'em anymore
Every setback was a setup for a comeback line
Every empty pocket taught me how to read the signs
I don't glorify the struggle, but I won't hide it neither
Turned the block's hard lessons into a torch, a beacon, a fire
This a tribute to the ones still grinding out the door
Rising up together, we don't need to keep score

[chorus]
This the sound of a struggle turned to sound of a win
Every scar on my story is a chapter, not the end
We came up rough, we came up strong
Anthem for the ones who had to hustle since dawn
Life gave us the short end, we made it a spark
This the block's own anthem, blazing through the dark

[bridge]
For the mothers holding down the fort alone
For the kids who made a family out the bones
For the dreamers counting stars through a broken pane
We rise together, we don't stay the same

[chorus]
This the sound of a struggle turned to sound of a win
Every scar on my story is a chapter, not the end
We came up rough, we came up strong
Anthem for the ones who had to hustle since dawn
Life gave us the short end, we made it a spark
This the block's own anthem, blazing through the dark