Earn the Meal

Earn the Meal lyrics

She said I wasn't enough.
Now she can't lift what I carry.

Verse 1

Four a.m., no spotter, nobody coming.
Bar bends like it owes me rent.
Mirror check, I don't know that guy.
Good. The old one was soft, let him die.
Plate math easy, load it again.
She wanted average, I'm not him.
Chicken and rice, I don't taste it, don't care.
Flavor was for the man who wasn't there.
I turned every no into a number on the rack.
She called it too much, so I never looked back.

Pre-Chorus

Heavy day. Don't fold.
Heavy day. Stay cold.

Chorus

Earn the meal, earn the meal.
Nothing's free, I pay in steel.
She took her shot, I took the weight.
Earn the meal, earn the meal.
You want me soft? Too late.

Verse 2

Old photo taped in my locker, kept it for the size.
Look at that kid with the apologizing eyes.
Now I walk in, every rack goes quiet at the door.
Trust-fund bodies never paid for what they carry.
They got it handed, I got it hammered.
Their hands are clean, my hands are scarred up.
Bulk season, I eat like a threat.
She wanna see me now? Not yet. Not yet.
Reps don't get counted, they get collected.
Every doubter owes me, interest compounding, respect it.

Chorus

Earn the meal, earn the meal.
Nothing's free, I pay in steel.
She took her shot, I took the weight.
Earn the meal, earn the meal.
You want me soft? Too late.

Bridge

Her birthday. Cake on the counter.
Her flavor. I eat it like evidence.
Means nothing. Locked in. No excuses. Last rep.
Now get up. Get up. Get up.

Chorus

Earn the meal, earn the meal.
No spotter, no deal.
She called me not enough, I made it a sport.
Earn the meal, earn the meal.
Villain? Good. Write it up. Report.

Outro

Don't fold.
Heavy day.

Lyrics © Boulevard. Written for Kane Black, an AI artist.