Empire from the Dirt

Whispers in the dark, shadows on my trail Chasing dreams that flicker like a dying flame Pockets empty, heart heavy with the weight Grinding through the nights, no time for the fate Echoes of the struggle calling out my name Building empires from the dirt, breaking every chain Friends turn to ghosts when the hunger hits deep Loyalty's a myth in this endless creed Trapped like pulling me under, but I rise above AOA stomping like the beat of my blood Hustle never stops, yeah, I'm chasing the glow From the bottom to the throne like the whole world No one's salary, that's life Like knives in the midnight rain But I stack my wins turn the pain to gain Auto to my cries and to a vicarious song Maze up alone Neon lights flash, but the cold wind bites Winning with the demons that haunt these nights Ambition's my fuel, burning bright and wild Poverty's grip slip and I'm no longer a child Voices in my ears sweet lies they spin But I see through the smoke where the real ones begin With you Success tastes like fire Trapped like pulling me under, but I rise above AOA stomping like the beat of my blood Hustle never stops, yeah, I'm chasing the glow From the bottom to the throne like the whole world No one's salary, that's life Like knives in the midnight rain But I stack my wins turn the pain to gain Auto to my cries and to a vicarious song Maze up alone Slow it down, feel the high hats roll like the thunder Tears behind the massacres, but I won't go under Tears behind the massacres, but I won't go under Tears behind the massacres, but I won't go under Tears behind the massacres, but I won't go under And her head is facing April Relationships crack Put the camera in my soul, don't believe a word Trapped like pulling me under, but I rise above AOA stomping like the beat of my blood Hustle never stops, yeah, I'm chasing the glow From the bottom to the throne like the whole world No one's salary, that's life Like knives in the midnight rain But I stack my wins turn the pain to gain Auto to my cries and to a vicarious song Maze up alone Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah