Built in the Grind

Intro — guitar riff / drums building

Yeah…

No shortcuts.

No easy road.

This is where we’re made.

Verse 1

Alarm goes off before the daylight,

Feet hit the floor, another round.

Nobody sees the miles behind me,

They only see me standing now.

I’ve worn the doubt, I’ve felt the pressure,

Had every reason I could quit.

But every scar became a lesson,

Every failure added grit.

Pre-Chorus

When my lungs say stop,

When my legs say no,

There’s a voice inside saying—

One more go.

Chorus

I was built in the grind!

In the sweat, in the dirt, in the fight.

When the world says slow down,

I come alive!

Every fall, every scar, every hill I had to climb,

Made me stronger, made me harder—

I was built in the grind!

Whoa-oh-oh!

Built in the grind!

Whoa-oh-oh!

This life is mine!

Verse 2

I stopped waiting for the perfect moment,

Stopped asking when my turn would come.

Dreams don’t move unless you chase them,

Nothing changes till the work gets done.

So give me rain, give me resistance,

Give me another heavy mile.

I learned the road that tries to break you

Is the road that makes you wild.

Pre-Chorus

When my mind says stop,

When the tank runs low,

I dig down deep—

And I go.

Chorus

I was built in the grind!

In the sweat, in the dirt, in the fight.

When the world says slow down,

I come alive!

Every fall, every scar, every hill I had to climb,

Made me stronger, made me harder—

I was built in the grind!

Whoa-oh-oh!

Built in the grind!

Whoa-oh-oh!

This life is mine!

Breakdown — half-time / heavy guitar

No applause.

Keep going.

Nobody watching.

Keep going.

Tired as hell.

KEEP GOING.

One more rep.

One more mile.

One more shot.

KEEP. GOING.

Bridge — building

I don't need an easy road,

I don't need the wind behind me.

Put the mountain in my way—

Let the climb remind me.

Pressure doesn't scare me now,

I've been underneath that weight.

You can keep your comfort—

I WAS BUILT THIS WAY!

Guitar Break

(Huge distorted riff — drums double-time into final chorus)

Final Chorus — everything wide open

WE WERE BUILT IN THE GRIND!

In the sweat, in the dirt, in the fight!

When the whole world says we're finished—

WE COME ALIVE!

Every loss, every bruise,

Every damn impossible climb,

Didn't break us—

IT DEFINED US!

WE WERE BUILT IN THE GRIND!

Whoa-oh-oh!

BUILT IN THE GRIND!

Whoa-oh-oh!

THIS LIFE IS MINE!

Whoa-oh-oh!

No fear! No quit!

ONE MORE ROUND—

LET'S GO!

Outro — instruments suddenly cut

(breathing)

They'll see the finish.

They'll never know

what it took to get there.

(guitar feedback)

Good.

(final massive chord)