Rep Till Sunrise

Alarm screams at five, whole street still asleep

Chalk on my palms and a promise to keep

Streetlight flicker on a rusty iron gate

Uncle on his morning walk says beta, you're late

Bag on my shoulder like a tiffin full of fire

Every heavy rep is a rung up the wire

Mirror never lies but it never says much

Just a tired kid with a thunderstorm touch

I don't need a crowd and I don't need applause

Only need the burn and a reason, a cause

Count it down, breathe it in

Lose a little today so tomorrow I win

Rep till sunrise, rep till the sky turns gold

Rep till my heartbeat's louder than the stories told

Every drop of sweat is a coin in the bank

Rep till sunrise, I'm rising rank by rank

Mummy says eat, I say one more set

Dad just nods, he ain't seen nothing yet

Calluses talking in a language of gold

Every no they gave me just made me bold

Running on dal and a dream and a beat

Concrete knows the rhythm of my feet

Hold it, hold it, don't let go

Shaking arms but the fire won't slow

Rep till sunrise, rep till the sky turns gold

Rep till my heartbeat's louder than the stories told

Every drop of sweat is a coin in the bank

Rep till sunrise, I'm rising rank by rank

Rep till sunrise

Rep till sunrise

City wakes up, I was already alive