Paper Garden

DREY

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Backstory

Money doesn't grow on trees but you plant seeds anyway. Kendrick's Money Trees energy — that hunger mixed with awareness that the game costs more than cash.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Mama worked doubles so the lights stayed on
I learned the value of a dollar before the dollar was gone
Planted seeds in the concrete, no soil, no sun
Watered 'em with discipline when everyone said run
First thousand felt like a million in my palm
Second thousand taught me how to stay calm
The neighborhood watched me like I'd never make it out
But every penny was a prayer and every prayer was devout

[Chorus]
Paper garden, growing where they said it couldn't
Paper garden, blooming in the hood and
Every root is made of sacrifice and faith
Watch me turn this concrete into estates

[Verse 2]
Reinvested every harvest, never touched the flowers
Compounding like interest in the midnight hours
They see the house, they never see the blueprint
They see the car, they don't know what the truth meant
I ate the losses, swallowed pride for breakfast
Built my credit from the wreckage, now I'm reckless
With the vision, not the money — every dollar's got a job
This garden feeds my family and the family feeds the mob

[Bridge]
Grandma said "save for rain"
I said "nah, I'm building drainage"
Every season something grows here
Even winter can't contain this

[Outro]
They laughed when I planted in the dark
Now they're standing in my garden asking where to start
Paper garden — I built this from the mud
Every petal here was paid for in blood