16 PAIRS DEEP

[Verse 1]
Used to walk through school with my head down low
Voice on mute, tryna fit their flow
Didn’t know who I was, just played my role
Now I ride with the ones who never let me fold
Chucks on my feet, 16 pairs deep
Timbs in the winter, I don’t chase no heat
Used to chase their praise, now I pace my beat
Got a chain on my chest, but my pride run deep
They laughed at the kid with the dreams too loud
Now they all wanna talk when I move through crowds
Came from nights where the silence hit hard
To studio lights and a vision like stars
We did late-night drives with no plan in mind
Just smoke in the air and a moment in time
No likes, no clout, just truth and sound
A couple day-ones who still hold me down
Pride in my step, you can hear it in the boots
Never bought respect, had to earn my roots
Custom chain on my neck, got my name in stone
Did it all on my own ain’t no borrowed throne
(ain’t no borrowed throne) (yeah)
(ain’t no borrowed throne) (yeah)
(ain’t no borrowed throne) (yeah)
(ain’t no borrowed throne) (yeah)
(ain’t no borrowed throne) (yeah)

[Bridge]
Laced up my Chucks, now I’m runnin‘ my life
Chains so cold, but my heart still fights

[Chorus]
Late night rides with the crew, no lights (got it, got it)
Bleedin‘ truth yeah, we live that right“
„Praystah in the cut, no cap, just vibe
16 pairs, every step got pride (got it, got it)
Came from the dark, now we lit that fire (Pray)
16 pairs deep
(yeah we got the one and the six)
16 pairs deep
(yeah we got the one and the six)
16 pairs deep
(yeah we got the one and the six)
16 pairs deep
(One and six)

[Verse 2]
They ain’t see the nights I was talkin‘ to walls
Prayin‘ for a voice in a world so tall
Now I’m cruisin‘ through cities where they chant my name
But I never let diamonds erase my pain
My bro said: „Keep goin‘, don’t let them fake it“
So I cut off the noise and engraved my name in
Silver and rose, like the wounds I hold
Now my story worth more than the chains I fold
Got dreams on my neck, not just VVS
Every stone got a moment I won’t forget
From a kid with a notebook and no respect
To Praystah on stage, and they know what’s next
(16 pairs, every step got pride)
(16 pairs deep)