[Intro] (Yeah... grrah) Pain came for me, I didn't run, nah I let it sit, let it soak in my lungs Turned tears to steel, now the clip hold one Accept it or get ate, that's how the war won [Hook] I embrace the pain, let it carve on my soul (grrah) Suffering my teacher, made a man whole (on God) Tried to numb it, pills just dug the hole (dumb) Now I sit with the hurt, let it turn into gold (turn up) Pain built the block, pain built the block Every loss made me harder, every scar made me lock I don't fight the fire, I just breathe in the smoke Accept the suffering, now the pain my closest folk [Verse 1] Mama cried rivers, I swam in that grief Lost brothers to the streets, now it's hard to find peace Used to punch walls 'til my knuckles would bleed Now I punch clocks in my head, plantin' different seeds They say "move on," but I say sit in it deep Let the knife twist slow so the lesson don't sleep Heart got more holes than a war zone street But I patched it with rage, now the pain concrete Tried to run from the dark, it just followed like shade Every "why me?" turned to "watch what I made" Trauma my shadow, we dance in the rain No more hidin' the hurt, let it scream in my veins I was down bad, fiendin' for escape Popped every bottle, still felt like a wraith Now I stare in the mirror, nod like "you straight" 'Cause the pain that I carried? That built up my weight [Hook] I embrace the pain, let it carve on my soul (grrah) Suffering my teacher, made a man whole (on God) Tried to numb it, pills just dug the hole (dumb) Now I sit with the hurt, let it turn into gold (turn up) Pain built the block, pain built the block Every loss made me harder, every scar made me lock I don't fight the fire, I just breathe in the smoke Accept the suffering, now the pain my closest folk (closest) [Verse 2] They want the old me back, that version too soft Cryin' in the trap, prayin' the pain would get lost Now I'm cold with it, heart in a frost Pain came to collect, I just paid the cost Every funeral chair taught me how to sit still Every "he gone" made my trigger finger ill But I flipped it, turned wounds to a will Now the suffering payin' my bills, for real No more runnin' from ghosts, I invite 'em to sit Let 'em whisper the lessons while I load up the clip Pain ain't the enemy, pain just the script Read every line, now I'm runnin' this shift From the mud to the marble, still feel every sting But the sting built the king, hear the suffering sing I don't mask it no more, let the real shit ring Pain my foundation—built everything [Outro / Hook fade] Pain built the block... (grrah) Pain built the block... (on God) Accept it or get buried, that's the only two options I chose to eat, now the pain my accomplice Yeah... grrah