From the Pavement to the Heart

[Verse]
Cold nights, concrete my mattress, no thread
Hunger pangs, stomach talking louder than my head
Family vanished, a ghost town where love bled
Dropped out, math books swapped for street cred
[Chorus]
From the dirt to the sky, man, I clawed for the view
Broken boy in the mirror, but I’m patching him new
Found love in the chaos, in her eyes, something true
Now I’m climbing out the fire, yeah, I’m bidding adieu
[Verse 2]
Back alleys taught me lessons school could never reach
Currency of survival, slangin' words the streets preach
Numbed veins, glass pipe sermons, life seemed out of reach
But I met her, a lighthouse on this shadowed beach
[Bridge]
She said, "Boy, you’re more than these chains that you wear
More than powder and despair, more than death’s stare"
Took my hand, broke the cycle, gave my lungs clean air
Now I’m walking roads I never thought I’d dare
[Chorus]
From the dirt to the sky, man, I clawed for the view
Broken boy in the mirror, but I’m patching him new
Found love in the chaos, in her eyes, something true
Now I’m climbing out the fire, yeah, I’m bidding adieu
[Verse 3]
Pavement whispers, still call, but I ain’t picking up
Used to sip poison, now I toast clean in my cup
Bruised knuckles, calloused heart, but I’m standing up
Love saved a dropout; man, I leveled up

raw, male vocals, gritty, rap