Didn’t Know - Claude

Lyrics

[Verse 1] [confident, conversational delivery]
Born in a town where the ceiling was low
Blue collar daddy, no silver to show
But nobody handed me a reason to stop
So I climbed every ladder till I reached the top

Forty years deep in the data and code
Mainframes to Snowflake, I rewrote the road
They hired the big firms, I'm the one guy they got
Did the work of a team from a folding cot

[Pre-Chorus] [building energy]
I wasn't invited, I just walked through the door
They never said no, so I kept asking for more

[Chorus] [warm, triumphant, not aggressive]
I didn't know I couldn't
So I did
I didn't see the ceiling
So I hit the lid
Not bragging, not fronting, just telling you true
Nobody told me no
So I just came through

[Verse 2] [wry, self-aware, slightly playful]
Will Smith flow, I know my audience well
Got the sermon for Sunday and the story to tell
NastyMoose online but I'm warm at the core
Grandkids in the morning, architecture by four

Sixty-one years and I'm still in the game
AI and ablations, today's not the same
Wife in recovery, I'm killing time right
Cafeteria rapper, yeah I'm doing alright

[Pre-Chorus] [building energy]
They built the walls, I just looked for the door
Found it every time, then I came back for more

[Chorus] [warm, triumphant, not aggressive]
I didn't know I couldn't
So I did
I didn't see the ceiling
So I hit the lid
Not bragging, not fronting, just telling you true
Nobody told me no
So I just came through

[Bridge] [slower, reflective, stripped back]
I wasn't the smartest
Wasn't the best
Just the one who stayed standing
After all of the rest
Small town to boardroom
Preacher to tech
I just kept on running
Nobody said check

[Chorus x2] [bigger, gospel energy rising]
I didn't know I couldn't
So I did
I didn't see the ceiling
So I hit the lid
Not bragging, not fronting, just telling you true
Nobody told me no
So I just came through

[Outro] [warm fade, spoken feel]
Cafeteria freestyle
Wife's gonna be alright
(yeah)
Nobody told me no
(that's all I needed)