Pushing Through The Crack

(Intro) Yeah... The seed cracked. Now the real work begin. Not toward the light yet. Through the concrete. Through the pressure. Through everything they put on top of you. Let's go. (Vers 1) The seed cracked open, now the root got to move No time for waiting, no time to choose Just the push, just the press, just the downward drive Finding the soft spots, keeping hope alive The soil was heavy but the concrete was worse Every inch a battle, every move a curse They built their world on top of where I grow Now I gotta push through everything they put below The root don't ask for permission, don't ask for space It just keeps moving at its own slow pace Through the rubble, through the rock, through the ancient stone The crack is the only way the seed gets home (Pre-chorus) Push through the crack, push through the pain The only way out is through the strain Push through the dark, push through the dirt The seed wasn't made to stay inert (Chorus) PUSHING THROUGH THE CRACK, PUSHING THROUGH THE STONE EVERY INCH A PRAYER, EVERY INCH A THRONE THEY BUILT THEIR WORLD ON TOP OF ME BUT THE ROOT FINDS A WAY, THE ROOT FINDS THE KEY PUSHING THROUGH THE CRACK, PUSHING THROUGH THE LIE THE PRESSURE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME DIE MADE ME STRONGER, MADE ME SLOW PUSHING THROUGH THE CRACK — THAT'S ALL I KNOW (Vers 2) The concrete was the system, the stone was the shame The years of being told to stay in my lane The weight of the ones who said "you can't" The history of the ones who turned away from the plant But the root remembers what the seed forgot That the crack is the exit, the crack is the spot Where the light finally finds you, not from above From the side, from the break, from the unexpected love Of the ground that held you, of the stone that split Every obstacle was a gift Not wrapped pretty, not easy to see But the crack was the only way the seed could be free (Pre-chorus) Push through the concrete, push through the cold The story of the root is the story they told To keep you small, to keep you down But the crack is the only way out of the ground (Chorus) PUSHING THROUGH THE CRACK, PUSHING THROUGH THE STONE EVERY INCH A PRAYER, EVERY INCH A THRONE THEY BUILT THEIR WORLD ON TOP OF ME BUT THE ROOT FINDS A WAY, THE ROOT FINDS THE KEY PUSHING THROUGH THE CRACK, PUSHING THROUGH THE LIE THE PRESSURE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME DIE MADE ME STRONGER, MADE ME SLOW PUSHING THROUGH THE CRACK — THAT'S ALL I KNOW (Bridge — The Underground Lesson) The root don't fight the concrete The root just grows It finds the weakness, finds the seam The place the concrete chose To be thin, to be weak, to be vulnerable Every wall has a spot where the pressure made it dull The root knows this, the root been learning The crack is the door, the crack is the turning Not through force, through patience, through time The root don't fight — the root just climbs Through the rubble, through the wreck Through the weight that broke the ones before Pushing through the crack — and asking for more (Vers 3) Now I'm almost there, I can feel the light Not the blinding one, the one that comes from the fight Soft through the crack, a whisper, a glow The seed never knew it had so far to go But every inch was worth it, every strain was true The concrete cracked because it had to Not because I'm special, because I'm root And the root don't quit, the root bears fruit Now I push the last bit, the stone gives way The light opens up to a different day Not the day they promised, the day I made By pushing through the crack, by refusing to fade (Final Chorus — Explosive, Triumphant) PUSHING THROUGH THE CRACK, I MADE IT THROUGH THE CONCRETE BROKE BECAUSE I GREW THEY BUILT THEIR WORLD ON TOP OF ME NOW THE ROOT IS A TREE, NOW THE ROOT IS FREE PUSHING THROUGH THE CRACK, I SEE THE SKY THE PRESSURE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME DIE MADE ME STRONGER, MADE ME WHOLE PUSHING THROUGH THE CRACK — I FOUND MY SOUL (Outro) Yeah... The crack was not the enemy. The crack was the door. The concrete was not the prison. The concrete was the floor Of a new kind of temple Built by the root Not for worship For the fruit. Push through, family. The crack is where the light gets in. Always. Spinnereye. Root memory. Concrete breaker. Slow grower.