[Intro]
Mouth full of ashes
Got gravel in my throat (uh)
Jaw locked, all passion
I talk like a gun when I choke (brrah)
[Verse 1]
I don’t chase clout
I chase checks, chase breath, chase doubt
Turn pain to a payout
Turn fear to a face-off, fade out (gone)
Teeth grit, I’m a broken gate
Every word that I spit, that’s a loaded weight
Whole block in my shoulder blades
Walk heavy like I’m dragging whole motorcades
Rough cut, I ain’t airbrushed
Hands scarred from the days that I dared trust
Now I move like a bare knuck
Two hits: you hit ground, hit bad luck (sleep)
[Chorus]
Gravel in my throat, when I talk it shake rooms (shake)
Every single step, that’s a war in my shoes
Raw to the root, I don’t polish, I bruise
If I say it, then I stand on it, stand on it, move
Gravel in my throat, make the lies fall flat
Heart like a drum when the night hits back
Rugged when I rise, never crawling from a crash
If I breathe on the track, that’s a red flag rash
[Verse 2]
I was raised on the hard looks
Late rent, shutoff cards, empty cupboards
Had to sharpen my calm, not my comfort
Every “no” turned my hunger to a thunder (boom)
I don’t care what the blogs say
I been broke, I been lost, I been off wage
Now I talk like the boss page
Line for line, I’m a locked cage on a long day
Bare floor, that’s my red carpet
Steel spine in a thin market
If I fall, I don’t beg for a headstart
I bite down, break chains, leave the fence parted (yeah)
[Chorus]
Gravel in my throat, when I talk it shake rooms
Every single step, that’s a war in my shoes
Raw to the root, I don’t polish, I bruise
If I say it, then I stand on it, stand on it, move
Gravel in my throat, make the lies fall flat
Heart like a drum when the night hits back
Rugged when I rise, never crawling from a crash
If I breathe on the track, that’s a red flag rash
[Verse 3]
I’m the storm they ain’t planned for
Whole life in a handful
Bet the house on the handful
Now I’m kicking through the backdoor, sandal (light work)
Talk sharp, leave a cut in the quiet
They doubt, I turn hunger to a riot
I don’t need peace, I need progress
Every bruise that I got, that’s a process (facts)
You hear grit when I exhale
Every scar in my chest is a best-seller detail
You hear truth when I inhale
I been dying on the inside, now I retail (pay me)
[Chorus]
Gravel in my throat, when I talk it shake rooms
Every single step, that’s a war in my shoes
Raw to the root, I don’t polish, I bruise
If I say it, then I stand on it, stand on it, move
Gravel in my throat, make the lies fall flat
Heart like a drum when the night hits back
Rugged when I rise, never crawling from a crash
If I breathe on the track, that’s a red flag rash
[Outro]
Voice rough, that’s a battle cry
Whole life in a bar, let the shackles fly (go)
If my lungs give out, let the gravel shine
I was built in the struggle, now the rock is mine (yeah)