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[Verse 1] I came up through the back door Paint on the brick, that’s my landmark Lunch money folded in a sock Now I count wins by the handcart Corners know me by the step One light buzzin’ in the ceiling Old coat smell like rain and smoke Still my name got that ceiling Mama said, “Don’t trust the gloss” So I kept mine in the gravel Learned to read a room by the jaw And the way a man stands when he rattled No gold chain, just a hard stare Boots on the tile, I’m steady If the block want a story told Mine got scars and they ready [Pre-Chorus] Hands up, I’m comin’ through Front row, let them see it Cold room, but I don’t fold If I break, I mean it [Chorus] Basement cinder, basement cinder I still glow, I still glow Basement cinder, basement cinder Watch me rise from the blow (From the blow) Basement cinder, basement cinder Ain’t no luck, just proof Basement cinder, basement cinder I been hot since the soot [Verse 2] They talk big from a clean chair I talk small with a mean stare Receipt crumpled in my back pocket That’s a map of the weak years I seen friends turn to rumors Seen fake love in a gold frame Seen a smile hide a knife Seen a prayer turn to smoke games But I kept my two feet planted On the cracked-up kitchen linoleum Carried hope like a brick Heavy, but it made me motion Now the same folks watch my grin Like they heard thunder in a hallway I don’t need no parade I need truth and a long way [Pre-Chorus] Hands up, I’m comin’ through Front row, let them see it Cold room, but I don’t fold If I break, I mean it [Chorus] Basement cinder, basement cinder I still glow, I still glow Basement cinder, basement cinder Watch me rise from the blow (From the blow) Basement cinder, basement cinder Ain’t no luck, just proof Basement cinder, basement cinder I been hot since the soot [Bridge] [Breakdown] No polished tale Just chipped paint No silver spoon Just bent fate Hear that crack? That’s me alive From the ash I don’t just survive [Final Chorus] Basement cinder, basement cinder I still glow, I still glow Basement cinder, basement cinder Watch me rise from the blow (From the blow) Basement cinder, basement cinder Ain’t no luck, just proof Basement cinder, basement cinder I been hot since the soot