Verse
Last set under these same four walls
Chalk dust settles where the mirror falls
Taped-up knuckles, one more round
Packing years into a cardboard sound
Locker's empty, name peeled off the door
Six a.m. won't call me back no more
But my hands remember every fight
Carry the fire out into the night
Pre-Chorus
Can you hear the whistle blowing
Closing time but I keep going
Something's breaking, something's healing
This goodbye's got a golden feeling
Chorus
We built it barefoot, brick by brick and burn
Sweatline kingdom, watch the ashes turn
Into gold dust rising off the floor
I'm not leaving empty, I'm leaving for more
Sweatline kingdom, crown still on
Take the throne with me when the lights go on
Verse
New gym smells like rubber and rain
Different playlist, same old ache and gain
But the bar feels heavy in a way that's true
I'm not chasing ghosts, I'm building new
Photograph curls up on the wall I left
Still the strongest thing I ever kept
Every drop of sweat I gave back then
Turned to armor I put on again
Pre-Chorus
Can you hear the whistle blowing
Closing time but I keep going
Something's breaking, something's healing
This goodbye's got a golden feeling
Chorus
We built it barefoot, brick by brick and burn
Sweatline kingdom, watch the ashes turn
Into gold dust rising off the floor
I'm not leaving empty, I'm leaving for more
Sweatline kingdom, crown still on
Take the throne with me when the lights go on
Bridge
So long to the sting and the sweetness both
So long to the version I outgrow
I'll carry the echo, not the address
Take the calluses, leave the rest
Every ending's just a running start
Watch me build another one from scratch
Chorus
We built it barefoot, brick by brick and burn
Sweatline kingdom, watch the ashes turn
Into gold dust rising off the floor
I'm not leaving empty, I'm leaving for more
Sweatline kingdom, crown still on
Take the throne with me, we carry on
