Step by Step

Verse 1

Late nights I remember

One word, never surrender

Bare feet on the frosty street

Cold truth beneath the city heat

So I run

Dreams never done

Chasing coins, counting scars on hands

Maybe it’s luck, maybe it’s what I planned

Told myself

It’s not about wealth

It’s silence after every shout

Turning pain into power, letting the doubt out

Chorus

I’m here, I’m breathing, I’m bold

Still got stories that haven’t been told

I fall, I bleed, I grow

Brick by brick, I build as I go

I’m here, I’m breathing, I’m bold

Still got stories that haven’t been told

I fall, I bleed, I grow

Brick by brick, I build as I go

Post-Chorus

Step by step, we rise

Step by step, we rise

Verse 2

Wake up

Cracked cup, spilled pride every morning

Head high, eyes keep it moving, never mourning

Rain outside, rhythm in the window drip

Forward focus, can’t lose my grip

Maybe you doubt, maybe you wait

Maybe you watch as I recreate

Hope from hunger

Strength from thunder

Every low, I get closer to truth

Loose ends, old friends, little proof

Chorus

I’m here, I’m breathing, I’m bold

Still got stories that haven’t been told

I fall, I bleed, I grow

Brick by brick, I build as I go

I’m here, I’m breathing, I’m bold

Still got stories that haven’t been told

I fall, I bleed, I grow

Brick by brick, I build as I go

Post-Chorus

Step by step, we rise

Step by step, we rise

Bridge

Glass in the gutter, never cut me (step)

Hours pass, all the struggle runs deep (deep)

Again, again, I let fear go dumb

Same scars, same moon, I won’t run

Again, again, I let fear go dumb

Chorus

I’m here, I’m breathing, I’m bold

Still got stories that haven’t been told

I fall, I bleed, I grow

Brick by brick, I build as I go

I’m here, I’m breathing, I’m bold

Still got stories that haven’t been told

I fall, I bleed, I grow

Brick by brick, I build as I go

Post-Chorus

Step by step, we rise

Step by step, we rise

Post-Chorus

Step by step, we rise

Step by step, we rise

Verse 3

From nothing, I learned how to see what’s real

Turn mistakes into faith, turn wounds into steel

Every night’s another chance to shape my name

Still moving, still hungry, still playing this game

Shadow talk, but my walk louder than words

Build from the ruins, plant hope in the dirt

They say trust is tough, then I trust my stride

Been through the drought, still I water my pride

Chorus

I’m here, I’m breathing, I’m bold

Still got stories that haven’t been told

I fall, I bleed, I grow

Brick by brick, I build as I go

I’m here, I’m breathing, I’m bold

Still got stories that haven’t been told

I fall, I bleed, I grow

Brick by brick, I build as I go

Post-Chorus

Step by step, we rise

Step by step,

Outro

Sky wide open, I breathe new air

Map worn out but I’m getting there

Failures behind, future in my palm

Heart on the line, keeping it calm

Stacked up losses, I flip ‘em to wins

Tryna find gold where struggle begins

Laugh at the doubt, I don’t fold, I don’t hide

Standing on faith with the city at my side

Post-Chorus

Step by step, we rise

Step by step, we rise