kyson in the basement

[Intro] Mama said pray I just stayed up Basement so cold Heart had to toughen up (yeah) [Verse 1] Kyson in the hand‑me‑downs Hoodie with the hole in the sleeve, still proud School lunch, trade chips just to eat Walk home, kick rocks, drag feet on the street Whole block said he wouldn’t be nothin Quiet in the back, but his mind stayed rushin Wrote plans on the back of receipts “Get rich, get out,” fold it up, repeat Late nights, screen glow on his face Studyin’ the game, tryna find his own lane One mic, one dream, one crate Turned pain into pressure, made weight [Chorus] Started in the basement, now we eyein’ the top Kyson from the bottom, but the grind never stopped Raised in the pressure, turned the coal into rock Hard times on my back, now they shine when I walk Started in the basement, now we eyein’ the top Kyson from the bottom, but the grind never stopped Hands in the dirt, had to plant every crop Now the whole city watch when I talk (yeah, they watch) [Verse 2] First check went straight to his mom “Light bill first, I don’t care ‘bout the charm” Old couch, still sit where he slept Remember every night that the roof almost wept Cousins in the cell, friends in a grave Kyson wrote a list, all the people he’d save New shoes, but he lace ’em the same So he never forget how far that he came Group chat crazy, they say he done changed He just moved pain from his heart to a chain (ice) But he still ride past that stop Where he used to miss meals, now he pray that it pop [Chorus] Started in the basement, now we eyein’ the top Kyson from the bottom, but the grind never stopped Raised in the pressure, turned the coal into rock Hard times on my back, now they shine when I walk Started in the basement, now we eyein’ the top Kyson from the bottom, but the grind never stopped Hands in the dirt, had to plant every crop Now the whole city watch when I talk (let ’em watch) [Bridge] From the floor to the flight (uh) From the dark to the light (yeah) They ain’t see those nights When he almost lost sight Now it’s up, never drop Every loss made stock Kyson carved his name Right into the top (right into the top) [Chorus] Started in the basement, now we eyein’ the top Kyson from the bottom, but the grind never stopped Raised in the pressure, turned the coal into rock Hard times on my back, now they shine when I walk Started in the basement, now we eyein’ the top Kyson from the bottom, but the grind never stopped Hands in the dirt, had to plant every crop Now the whole city watch when I talk (Kyson talk)