We Star

An English rap anthem about rising from nothing. The speaker started in a basement with a dream and a microphone, and now his name is known all night. People laughed when he said who he would become, and many of those who dismissed him now call asking where he is from. He had no handout and no shortcut, only hunger, and he turned pain into a plan. Every closed door taught him something. He remembers counting coins and eating plain food while playing his fate, and now the numbers are bigger and the view is taller. He does not show off for the fake, only for the nights he carried more than he could hold. The chorus claims the whole sky lights up when they sing, and that stars have to burn to shine, which is the price of the crown.