Rust on the Crown

[Verse 1]

Tap the ash off the page

Ink stain on my thumb, that’s rage

I was raised on a scratched-up crate

Loop ran long, taught a kid his fate

Hand-me-down coat, torn sleeve

Cold bus stop, coulda lost belief

Kept a rhyme in my sock like a secret

Every bar that I bled had a reason

[Chorus]

Rust on the crown, but I still wear it

Hand-me-down throne, but I still chair it (yeah)

Came from the cracks in the curb, I swear it

Turn pain into proof when I air it

Rust on the crown, let the past get loud

Scars in the sound, I’mma stand my ground

Rust on the crown, you can’t tear it down

It’s ours, it’s ours right now

[Verse 2]

Mom’s voice on the line, said “eat”

So I stretched one meal all week

Turned hunger to a sharp technique

Every punchline cut concrete

Old heads on the block said “spit”

So I rapped ’til my lungs went split

They heard truth in a kid, no gimmick

Whole world in a 16-minute

[Chorus]

Rust on the crown, but I still wear it

Hand-me-down throne, but I still chair it (hey!)

Came from the cracks in the curb, I swear it

Turn pain into proof when I air it

Rust on the crown, let the past get loud

Scars in the sound, I’mma stand my ground

Rust on the crown, you can’t tear it down

It’s ours, it’s ours right now