Death Before Dishonor

Lyrics

Verse 1
I came up with scars on me
No handouts, just hard bricks
Mama said keep your mouth shut
Same lessons in the cold rooms
Big eyes, little trust
Front porch, broke nights
Had to learn what a man is
When the whole block turns snake

I seen love turn to paperwork
I seen friends turn ghost
Now I move with the steel face
And a grin for the vultures
If I say it, I stand on it
If I hold it, I own it
You can check every corner
I don't fold for a moment

Pre-Chorus
Eyes on me, yeah, they watchin'
Hands in the dirt, I'm still rising
Say what you want, I been climbing
Say what you want, I'm not hiding

Chorus
Death before dishonor
Death before dishonor
I don't bend, I don't break
I don't sell my honor
Death before dishonor
Death before dishonor
If the price is my name
Then I keep my honor

Verse 2
They was loud in the hallway
Quiet when the lights hit
All that tough talk vanish
When the real ones slide in
I kept receipts in my memory
Every slight, every promise
Now my circle like a steel gate
Only real in the harbor

I don't chase what they flashing
I don't need that approval
I been built in the pressure
Turned the pain into fuel
When the pressure come heavy
I get colder, get sharper
You can pray for my downfall
I was raised in the fire

Pre-Chorus
Eyes on me, yeah, they watchin'
Hands in the dirt, I'm still rising
Say what you want, I been climbing
Say what you want, I'm not hiding

Chorus
Death before dishonor
Death before dishonor
I don't bend, I don't break
I don't sell my honor
Death before dishonor
Death before dishonor
If the price is my name
Then I keep my honor

Bridge
Not for the fake smiles
Not for the loose change
Not for the quick fix
Not for the runaway
I was made for the long road
Made for the hard proof
If I die for my name
Then I die true

Final Chorus
Death before dishonor
Death before dishonor
I don't bend, I don't break
I don't sell my honor
Death before dishonor
Death before dishonor
If the price is my name
Then I keep my honor