[Intro — chant hook]
I'm here — watch me rise (I'm here)
I'm here — watch me rise (yeah, ah)
(Ad‑lib tag: senza ieri — aprìle uguale)
[Verse 1]
City lights, late nights, pocket dreams and worn shoes
Grit on the tongue, heartbeat syncopated to the news
Time stole a chapter, I rewrote the lines with my dues
Multisyllable hustle — spit truth, no excuse
Life pressed the pedal, I learned to swerve, not stall
Fast lane kid, grew up quick but I stand tall
Memory hunger, stomach of steel, eyes never fall
I trade fear for fire, every scar becomes my call
(Pre‑chorus lift: vocal ad‑libs, rising synth)
[Pre‑Chorus]
Senza ieri, but I'm sharper than before
Aprile uguale, still I open every door
Short breath, long fight — hold it, then I soar
I’m concise, I’m loud, leave 'em wanting more
[Chorus — short hook]
I'm here — watch me rise (4x)
(Unique melodic tag: I'm here, I'm here, yeah — ah)
[Verse 2 — original lines, preserved exactly]
I'm here, I'm here, yeah Without yesterday, but April is the same I'm here, I'm here, yeah Without yesterday, but April is the same They took everything from me, and I found myself I'm here, I'm here, yeah Look where I am now What I lost, I know Time will tell me Time, thief, took my childhood I grow up in a hurry, the road does not wait Nothing, memories, just this hunger That keeps me awake when I notice Look, nothing is empty, it just seems right I relive myself, I step on the asphalt If they lock me up, she gets up It's not in my name to turn the air I tell everything, but I'm abandoned now I'm here, I'm here, yeah Without yesterday, but April is the same They took everything from me, and I found myself I'm here, I'm here, yeah Look where I am now What I lost, I know Time will tell me I'm here, and who gives me a little less With ricotta or cheese, if that's enough
[Post‑Verse — tight refrain]
(Quick ad‑libs: yeah, look, rise)
I took the crumbs, made a feast — hustled meals into a throne
With ricotta dreams or plain provolone, I eat the streets alone
No pity lines, only punchlines — rhythm of my bone
I’m turning lost into legend, every bruise into a tone
[Bridge — beat drop, call & response]
(Beat drops out — 4 bars spoken/soft)
Call: “Who took you?”
Response: “Life tried to take me, but I made it mine.”
Call: “What’s left?”
Response: “Everything I built — brick by brick, line by line.”
(Build: vocal runs, layered harmonies, then beat returns with heavier kick)
[Final Chorus — beat switch, emotional payoff]
I'm here — watch me rise (2x)
I'm here — watch me rise (hold and ad‑lib: senza ieri, aprìle uguale)
(Beat switch: add strings, hi‑hat roll, louder 808)
I'm here — watch me rise (chant, crowd callback)
I'm here — watch me rise (final ad‑libs: yeah, yeah — look where I am)
[Outro — bittersweet, fading]
(Soft vocal) Time will tell me — I keep walking
(Whisper ad‑lib) I'm here, I'm here, yeah
(End tag) I'm here — watch me rise
