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They built my foundation with invisible hands
Architects of dreams that nobody understands
Grandma Pearl, she taught me how to speak my truth
Even when the world was calling me uncouth
Danny at the record shop, spinning vinyl all day
Showed me hidden gems that paved my lyrical way
Said "Kid, real music comes from pain and from the soul"
Now his wisdom echoes every time I'm in control
Maintenance man Rodriguez cleaned the school at night
Let me use the auditorium to perfect my mic
Never asked for credit, just believed in what I had
While other adults told me rap was just a fad
Invisible architects designed my destiny
Built me from the ground up with love and empathy
Every brick they laid down made me who I am
Invisible architects, executing God's plan
Walking through the valley of my childhood memories
Every face a building block in my success stories
Mrs. Chen from corner store, she stocked my demo tapes
Put them by the register, said "This kid's got what it takes"
Barber shop debates about who's the greatest MC
Old heads schooling young heads about hip-hop's history
Jimmy cut my hair but fed my brain with knowledge deep
Taught me to respect the culture while I found my own beat
Crossing guard Miss Betty, she protected more than streets
Saw potential in a kid that most would never meet
Halfway, always asking how my music's coming along
Now she's in the front row singing every single song
Invisible architects designed my destiny
Built me from the ground up with love and empathy
Every brick they laid down made me who I am
Invisible architects, executing God's plan
They never asked for royalties or credits on the track
Just wanted to see me win, never held me back
Anonymous angels walking in disguise
Building up my castle underneath suburban skies
Success without acknowledgment is hollow and incomplete
These people are the reason that I'm standing on my feet
Janitor at McDonald's where I worked my first job
Taught me work ethic that no critic's gonna rob
Social worker Ms. Martinez kept me out of trouble
When my teenage anger turned my world into rubble
Saw the artist in the anger, channeled rage into bars
Now I'm traveling the world, performing under stars
To the bus driver who let me ride when I had no fare
To the teacher who stayed late to show she really cared
To my cousin's friend's mom who drove me to my shows
To everyone who helped when nobody else knows
Invisible architects designed my destiny
Built me from the ground up with love and empathy
Every brick they laid down made me who I am
Invisible architects, executing God's plan
Blueprint was written long before I held a pen
By invisible architects who believed in me when
When nobody else would
When nobody else could
See the vision they constructed in my neighborhood
Invisible... but never forgotten
Architects... of everything I've gotten