[Verse 1] NRB LOC NEW ROYAL BLOOD LIFE ON CODE Started from the bottom, now I'm carrying this load Mama worked three jobs just to keep the lights on I was in the streets, trying to right the wrongs Nights I went to bed with my stomach still empty Now I'm counting blessings, yeah, the struggle was plenty Cold winters, no heat, just a blanket and prayer But we made it through the storm, now we're breathing this air [Pre-Chorus] They said I wouldn't make it, tried to count me out But I turned all that pain into what I'm about Every scar tells a story, every loss was a lesson Now I'm standing tall, yeah, that's my confession [Chorus] This is how we living, how we living now Rose up from the dirt, never backing down This is how we living, breaking through the clouds We survived the struggle, hear that victory sound This is how we living, how we living now Royal blood running, wearing my crown This is how we living, yeah we figured it out Life on code, that's what we're about [Verse 2] Used to dodge the sirens, now I'm dodging the fake Every move calculated, too much at stake Lost some brothers to the system, lost some to the ground But I keep their memory alive in every sound Hustle in my DNA, ambition in my veins Turned my pain into power, sunshine through the rain No handouts, no shortcuts, just the grind and the faith Now I'm writing my own story, controlling my fate [Pre-Chorus] They said I wouldn't make it, tried to count me out But I turned all that pain into what I'm about Every scar tells a story, every loss was a lesson Now I'm standing tall, yeah, that's my confession [Chorus] This is how we living, how we living now Rose up from the dirt, never backing down This is how we living, breaking through the clouds We survived the struggle, hear that victory sound This is how we living, how we living now Royal blood running, wearing my crown This is how we living, yeah we figured it out Life on code, that's what we're about [Bridge] Code is loyalty, code is staying true Code is never forgetting where you came from, who believed in you Code is lifting up your people when you finally rise Code is keeping it authentic, never living lies We don't fold under pressure, we just multiply New royal blood, yeah, we're reaching for the sky [Chorus] This is how we living, how we living now Rose up from the dirt, never backing down This is how we living, breaking through the clouds We survived the struggle, hear that victory sound This is how we living, how we living now Royal blood running, wearing my crown This is how we living, yeah we figured it out Life on code, that's what we're about [Outro] NRB LOC, that's the name you remember From the struggle to the throne, January to December This is how we living, and we're just getting started New royal blood, never broken, never parted Life on code, that's forever what we stand for This is how we living, always hungry wanting more