FLOWER FROM THE PAVEMENT
BRIDGE
It is what it is
We live in the darkness
In the darkness that we call hell It is what it is
We live in the darkness
In the darkness we find ourselves
VERSE 1
Eyes open, pick myself up take that cold step
Old legs weary from the boulders on my shoulders
The weight of the world displayed on myself for the vultures Was dealt a dirty hand but never folded
The streets taught me how to play
Beef taught me how to swing
But reading taught me what to say
Belief in myself that taught me everything
One goal, one mind set - deliverance
I wonʼt fall, wonʼt die yet, Iʼm deadly serious
I was kicked in the dirt from day one
No father present ever
Beaten brittle from a young age
But it only made me better
On the streets when I was fifteen
And I recognise Iʼd never been so hungry
But it made me hungrier for big things
But once I set my mind to it I knew that I could do it
Music was my saviour and Iʼll pay it forward through it
The most tortured souls make the most beautiful music
And one day if you let me Iʼll prove it
CHORUS
Cause its two steps forward then itʼs one step back
I was raised by the streets to believe there is no setbacks Survived A Letter, Almost A Letter and Cellar Door
A flower from the pavement this ainʼt no metaphor
Two steps forward then itʼs one step back
I was raised by the streets to believe there is no setbacks Survived the gutter, step father, brother and many more
Believed if I just had a dream I could get it all
VERSE 2
Made a few bad decisions with the friends I had
B and Eʼs, racking clothes, stealing food, lend a hand
Thirteen of us living in a three bedroom house
Survived by any means necessary
Selling drugs fed our mouths
But we had a code donʼt do over someone less fortunate
I ordered it, I ran the crew, I held em up, supported em
They looked up to me for the guidance
I helped em through everything, abuse, rejection, domestic violence
But it was ride or die just hold your rep or get rushed
No second guessing, mess with one of them and I was in and you would get jumped
But word to my boy Yoshie for getting me out
I wear our tattoo with pride, I woulda been dead or in jail without
But once I set my mind to it I knew that I could do it
Music was my saviour and Iʼll pay it forward through it
The most tortured souls make the most beautiful music
And one day if you let me Iʼll prove it
CHORUS
Cause its two steps forward then itʼs one step back
I was raised by the streets to believe there is no setbacks Survived A Letter, Almost A Letter and Cellar Door
A flower from the pavement this ainʼt no metaphor
Two steps forward then itʼs one step back
I was raised by the streets to believe there is no setbacks Survived the gutter, step father, brother and many more Believed if I just had a dream I could get it all
EXTENDED BRIDGE
It is what it is
We live in the darkness
In the darkness that we call hell It is what it is
We live in the darkness
In the darkness we find ourselves What it is
We live in the darkness
In the darkness
In the darkness that we call hell
We live in the darkness
In the darkness
In the darkness we find ourselves
CHORUS
Cause its two steps forward then itʼs one step back
I was raised by the streets to believe there is no setbacks Survived A Letter, Almost A Letter and Cellar Door
A flower from the pavement this ainʼt no metaphor
Two steps forward then itʼs one step back
I was raised by the streets to believe there is no setbacks Survived the gutter, step father, brother and many more Believed if I just had a dream I could get it all