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CLAIMS lyrics
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Intro
(808 rumble with low-pass filter, ticking hi-hats creeping in) Streetlight flicker, concrete steam rising, Voice in my head saying "clock in or get left." Glass-shard snare, sub kick like a heartbeat under pressure— We don’t wait for chances, we build ‘em.
Verse 1
Up late with the blue light burnin’ my eyes, Scroll game had me stuck, now I’m cuttin’ the ties, Turned the ping into silence, the feed into focus, Now the grind got a rhythm, every move got a motive. From the block to the boardroom, blueprint’s mine, Stackin’ days like bricks, straight line by line, No genie, no wish, just the work and the weight, You want a throne? You better pour that plate.
Chorus
Step in the dark, I light that flame, Brick by brick, I’m in this game, Blood in the soil, sweat in my name, They chasing clouds, I’m chasing claims. No quick high, just slow rise, Count my wins in sleepless nights, Built this lane with my bare hands— Now I’m the storm they can’t withstand.
Verse 2
Cut the noise, put my phone in a drawer, Every hour that I own, I invest for more, Turn L’s to blueprints, losses to maps, Every setback just another trap collapse. Patience heavy but it pay in gold, Foundation strong, can’t be sold, This ain’t luck, this is labor and scars, Stacking my future while they wish on stars.
Bridge
(Drums strip to just 808 + vocal ad-libs “uh, yeah”) Grind ain’t loud, it’s a silent blade, Every step I take is a debt I’ve paid, They want the flash, I want the crown, And I’ll take the long road to lock it down. (Snare rolls build into full drop)
Chorus
Step in the dark, I light that flame, Brick by brick, I’m in this game, Blood in the soil, sweat in my name, They chasing clouds, I’m chasing claims. No quick high, just slow rise, Count my wins in sleepless nights, Built this lane with my bare hands— Now I’m the storm they can’t withstand.
Outro
(808 fades, hi-hat rolls slow down, distant vocal echo “brick by brick…”) Night turns to dawn, grind turns to gain, And I’m still movin’—same street, new reign.
Inside the recording
Streetlight flicker, concrete steam rising, Voice in my head saying "clock in or get left."
Step in the dark, I light that flame, Brick by brick, I’m in this game,
Night turns to dawn, grind turns to gain, And I’m still movin’—same street, new reign.
Excerpts from artist-supplied lyric files matched by title. Lyric sheets may differ from the released performance.