Yeah, the city raised me, from the grit of the blocks, to the light on the lake, we survive, we thrive.
Through the fire and the rain, we stand tall, even when the nights get cold, we don't fall.
Shot down so, yeah it's deep in my veins, every scar is a story, every loss is a game.
From the bottom where the sun barely cracks through the gray, every corner got a story, every street got pain.
Mama prayed on her knees, said boys stay straight, but the block taught lessons that the church can't say.
South side hustle, we was young with a plan, trying to make a way out, stack a couple of bands.
But the system don't sleep and the wolves stay lurking, so I learned to move smart, had to find my purpose.
Dreams of the skyline, life beyond the tracks, but the past pulls hard when the world turns its back.
Still I rise like the wind off the lake.
With my heart full of hope and my soul wide awake.
Through the fire and the rain, we stand tall, even when the nights get cold, we don't fall.
Shot down so, yeah it's deep in my veins, every scar is a story, every loss is a game.
City lights flicker but the shadows stay bold, every block got a price, every story gets told.
Lost brothers to the gods.
They ain't caught in cycles, they knew, but I'm fighting for the ones who still dream something new.
Red line rise with my headphones blaring, visions of a stage and a crowd that's staring.
South side anthem, this for those who believe in the power of the grind and the strength to achieve.
From the corners to the courts, from the pain to the pride, we the hard or the shy and we glow worldwide.
Let the rhythm take hold, let the melody heal, just a love letter home, every word I steal.
We rise, we rise, no matter how hard.
The streets make try, they can't take our heart.
Shot down so, it's the light in the dark.
We carry the flame, yeah, we ignite like the spark.
we rise we rise no matter how hard the streets may try they can't take our hearts
shy town soul it's the light in the dark we carry the flame yeah we ignite the spark
yeah we ignite the flame yeah we ignite the flame