[Intro]
Yeah, came up the hard way
Twenty-six, still climbing
[Verse 1]
Cold mornings, rent due, shoes worn thin
Kept a small flame where the doubt crept in
Bad news stacked like bricks on my door
I learned how to stand when I couldn’t take more
No map in my hand, had to draw my own route
Turned every closed door to a reason, not doubt
They saw the rough days, never saw the plan
I put my whole heart in the work of my hands
[Pre-Chorus]
Every long night taught me what I’m made of
Every hard fall gave me more to rise up
[Chorus]
Nobody’s gonna hold me back now
I found my voice, I’m letting it out now
Twenty twenty-six, I’m breaking through
I’m taking that fire to twenty twenty-seven too
I compose every note from the weight I survived
Made a way from the days I was barely getting by
Nobody’s gonna hold me back now
I’m still here, and I’m moving right now
[Verse 2]
I write in the quiet, put the hurt in a phrase
Build a whole world from the scraps of my days
Kick, snare, keys—make a thought take shape
Turn the ache into art, give the truth an escape
They can talk from the side, they can count me out
I know what I carried, I know what I’m about
No borrowed shine, no shortcut route
Just a clear-eyed will that won’t burn out
[Pre-Chorus]
Every long night taught me what I’m made of
Every hard fall gave me more to rise up
[Chorus]
Nobody’s gonna hold me back now
I found my voice, I’m letting it out now
Twenty twenty-six, I’m breaking through
I’m taking that fire to twenty twenty-seven too
I compose every note from the weight I survived
Made a way from the days I was barely getting by
Nobody’s gonna hold me back now
I’m still here, and I’m moving right now
[Bridge]
If the road gets steep, I get stronger legs
If the past calls out, I don’t turn my head
I paid for this chance with the years I spent
Now every bar says I meant what I meant
[Final Chorus]
Nobody’s gonna hold me back now
I found my voice, I’m letting it out now
Twenty twenty-six, I’m breaking through
I’m taking that fire to twenty twenty-seven too
I compose every note from the weight I survived
Made a way from the days I was barely getting by
Nobody’s gonna hold me back now
I’m still here, and I’m moving right now
[Outro]
Twenty-six, breakthrough
Twenty-seven, keep moving