Rooted

[Intro] Ten-meter oak, roots in the clay, yeah They try to pull me out, but I won't sway, no [Verse 1] Neon lights blaze, they call my name, say climb higher Skip the dirt, forget the ground that stoked the fire But I still taste the rain that fed this trunk's first breath Still feel the worms that turned the soil beneath my steps They flash the cash, the cars, the fame that fades like smoke But I got a map tattooed where the concrete don't soak [Verse 2 (Rap)] Yeah, they see the crown of leaves, the height that touches sky But they don't see the knots in roots where the old ghosts hide Mama's voice in the mud, said "don't you dare drift" Every crack in the earth's a memory I lift They say I changed, got lost in the synthetic glow But I still dig my heels in where the real things grow Ten meters up, but my soul's in the subsoil You can't uproot the truth, no matter how you toil [Chorus] Ten-meter tree, never forgets its roots Even when the wind blows, even when the city shoots All the neon noise, can't drown out the ground's truth Ten-meter tree, never forgets its roots [Bridge] I've walked the glass floors, breathed the thin air up top But the best view's looking down at the plot that made my stock They can cut the branches, try to trim my pride But the roots keep reachin', keep me alive, alive [Chorus] Ten-meter tree, never forgets its roots Even when the wind blows, even when the city shoots All the neon noise, can't drown out the ground's truth Ten-meter tree, never forgets its roots [Outro] Ten-meter oak, roots in the clay, yeah They try to pull me out, but I won't sway, no