[Verse 1] Came up with the rent due Shoes got holes in the sole Mom said, "Hold your head up" I said, "I'm building with a pole" No silver spoon, just grit And a name on a torn-up page I learned how to flip each loss Into fuel for a hotter stage Cold water, cracked sink Small room, big want Had a pocket full of lint And a heartbeat that said, "Don't stop" I was down to my last day Still I made that day my proof If you give me a brick, I'll stack If you give me pain, I'll use it too [Pre-Chorus] Hear that? That's the climb One step, then another Ain't no luck in my bloodline I was made by the struggle Low to the floor, but watch me rise Hands dirty, eyes on gold What was empty got a plan Now the whole thing's ready to unfold [Chorus] From nothing to something Look at me now From nothing to something I came up from the ground From nothing to something They can feel that sound From nothing to something I don't back down [Verse 2] First checks were thin Couldn't buy peace, couldn't buy time But I fed that dream every day Like a kid with a stubborn mind Made moves in the dark While they laughed at the way I grind Now every scar on my skin Got a story that I made mine I remember no applause Just the clock and a cracked-up chair Now I walk in a room and the air Feels different when I get there I don't need a crown, nah I just need a beat and a chance 'Cause I built this from the floorboards With a fist, with faith, with hands [Pre-Chorus] Hear that? That's the climb One step, then another Ain't no luck in my bloodline I was made by the struggle Low to the floor, but watch me rise Hands dirty, eyes on gold What was empty got a plan Now the whole thing's ready to unfold [Chorus] From nothing to something Look at me now From nothing to something I came up from the ground From nothing to something They can feel that sound From nothing to something I don't back down [Bridge] I was buried in the doubt Then I turned it into a staircase Every "you can't" in the room Turned to a spark in my face I don't need a miracle I just need the night to break When the morning hits my name Bet the whole block gon' wake [Chorus] From nothing to something Look at me now From nothing to something I came up from the ground From nothing to something They can feel that sound From nothing to something I don't back down