[Verse 1] Started with a fridge full of air And a head full of plans Used to count my change in the dark In the palm of my hand Mama said, "Keep going, baby" Even when it got thin So I made a home out of hunger And a dream out of wind I wore the same old jeans With the knees blown out But I learned how to stand When the room laughed loud Every closed door taught me How to turn that key Now the same hands that were empty Bring the whole block heat [Pre-Chorus] From the basement up I was built on grit Every scar on my chest Got a story in it I don't need no luck I don't need no crown Watch me take that nothing And I turn it around [Chorus] From nothing to something Watch me rise From nothing to something Right before your eyes From nothing to something I don't fold, I don't break From nothing to something That's the road I made (that's the road I made) [Verse 2] They said, "Boy, you too late" I said, "Watch me move" Had a shoebox budget And a sky-high groove Used to split one plate Now the table long Used to pray for a shot Now the whole team strong I seen winter in the windows And bills on the floor Seen my own reflection Wanting more and more So I sharpened every rough edge Till it cut like truth Now my name got weight Like a train on a roof [Pre-Chorus] From the basement up I was built on grit Every scar on my chest Got a story in it I don't need no luck I don't need no crown Watch me take that nothing And I turn it around [Chorus] From nothing to something Watch me rise From nothing to something Right before your eyes From nothing to something I don't fold, I don't break From nothing to something That's the road I made (that's the road I made) [Bridge] I came with empty pockets And a fire in my spine Every no I met Was just a yes in disguise Now I stand here breathing Like I stole it back From the edge of the world To the top of the map [Final Chorus] From nothing to something Watch me rise From nothing to something Right before your eyes From nothing to something I don't fold, I don't break From nothing to something That's the road I made (that's the road I made) From nothing to something Say my name From nothing to something I built this from pain (built this from pain)