歌詞

I see it again in the middle of my sleep

Skinny kid staring through a cracked windscreen

Wiping dirty glass for a couple of coins

Cold eyes cutting deeper than the noise

No school bell calling out my name

I listened through a window to a life I couldn’t claim

After class, when the hallway faded out

A drum hit my chest, no doubt

That sound pulled me out of the dark

Lit a fire, left a permanent mark

So I hit that beat like I promised back then

With a broken stick and a will to defend

Hungry nights, yeah they tried to win

But the rhythm kept filling me up withinBeat

Hands in the air, feel the crowd collide

Every heartbeat jumping to our side

This is the dream I refused to lose

I play this beat for me and you

Bucket and a branch down by the river grass

No one watching, time just passed

Stomach empty, heart torn apart

But every rhythm stitched my heart

Pain don’t last when the groove kicks in

Sad days shake when the drums begin

I learned real hope ain’t clean or neat

It’s sweat and dust and a stubborn beat

Every strike said “I’m still here”

Every echo drowned out fear

So I hit that beat like I promised back then

With a broken stick and a will to defend

Hungry nights, yeah they tried to win

But the rhythm kept filling me up within

Hands in the air, feel the crowd collide

Every heartbeat jumping to our side

This is the dream I refused to lose

I play this beat for me and you

Now the lights explode, hear the people roar

What I dreamed behind that classroom door

I never chased gold, never chased fame

Just a beat with a soul and a real name

From riverbanks to stages wide

Same old fire, same old pride

I hit that beat for the kid I was

For the nights that hurt, for the scars, because

Dreams don’t die if you make them move

If you bleed them out in a steady groove

Hands in the air, don’t let it fade

This is the vow that the boy once made

With a stick in hand, I still choose

To carry your dreams in this beat I use

Yeah, this beat I swore to

Still pounding… still true