[Verse 1] I knew cold rooms and the sound of a lock One plate in the sink one light on the block Mom counted bills like prayers at the edge I learned how to want with my back to the ledge Hand-me-down shoes scuffed toe, split seam Still I kept walking on a bigger man's dream They told me “wait” I heard “stay small” I made my own door in a cracked brick wall [Pre-Chorus] Now look at this climb I earned every rung From a no-name kid to the word on my tongue They said “can’t” I said “watch” Every scar on me turned into a watch [Chorus] From nothing to something I made it From nothing to something I carried it From nothing to something I changed it From nothing to something I claimed it [Verse 2] Mornings were metal and gray in the jaw School got my silence but work saw me raw Late shift, burnt hands bus pass, cheap coat I was stacking small wins with a fistful of hope No silver spoon just a dented plan Every “no” that I took made a stronger man I watched my people keep standing through pain So I learned how to bloom in the pressure and rain If the floor shook loose I’d build on the break Turn a low number to a high-stakes plate [Pre-Chorus] Now look at this climb I earned every rung From a no-name kid to the word on my tongue They said “can’t” I said “watch” Every scar on me turned into a watch [Chorus] From nothing to something I made it From nothing to something I carried it From nothing to something I changed it From nothing to something I claimed it [Bridge] I remember the doubt like a shadow in the room Now I walk with the proof and it follows my shoes I was built from the scraps from the cracks in the wall Now I stand where I stood and I own it all [Chorus] From nothing to something I made it From nothing to something I carried it From nothing to something I changed it From nothing to something I claimed it [Outro] From the dust to the gold from the ache to the glow I was low, now I rise and I let the whole block know