21 & 21 ( Still Standing)

Yeah…

Still here…

Still breathin’…

Still fightin’ through the bullshit.

You thought the story ended?

Nah…

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Another twenty-one days, another twenty-one nights

Still wrestlin’ demons in the dead of the night

Still got scars from the roads I crossed

Still count blessings after all that I lost

See, pain ain’t leave, it just changed its face

Now it show up quiet in a different place

Got people sayin’ they proud, that’s cool

But they ain’t see me breakin’ every damn rule

I was lost in my head, feelin’ trapped in a cage

Tryna smile in public while I’m full of rage

Had to learn that healing ain’t happenin’ fast

You gotta drag that pain while outrunnin’ your past

Some nights I still hear names I miss

Still think about moments I wish I’d fix

But life don’t stop for your tears or grief

That shit keeps movin’ whether you believe

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I came too far to quit right now

Too many people depend on me now

All that pain made a beast outta me

Now I’m chasin’ every dream I can see

Fuck every doubt, fuck every lie

Fuck everybody that wanted me to die

I’m still right here with my head held high

Tell the whole damn world I’m touchin’ the sky

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I remember havin’ nothin’ but hope in my chest

Now I’m givin’ every single day my best

Family smilin’, that’s worth more than gold

That’s the type of shit that don’t get old

Friends still call when they’re feelin’ low

Know I understand what they’re goin’ through though

‘Cause I’ve been in the trenches, covered in dirt

Learnin’ how to smile through the fuckin’ hurt

Ain’t no handbook for survivin’ this life

Just lessons carved deep by the pain and the strife

Every scar got a story, every bruise got a name

Every loss lit a fire that fed the flame

Now I’m movin’ smarter, thinkin’ long-term

Too many bridges burned from lessons learned

I ain’t got time for fake-ass love

Or fake-ass friends actin’ sent from above

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Yeah…

Look at me now…

Still got wounds…

But they don’t control me no more.

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I done made peace with the shit I can’t change

Stopped feelin’ guilty for the weight of the pain

Started livin’ for the people I love

Started thankin’ God for the strength from above

And if I fall, I’m gettin’ back to my feet

‘Cause surrender ain’t a language I speak

The streets taught hustle, my family taught heart

And both of them lessons made me who I are

So here’s a toast to the nights I survived

To the tears I hid and the times I lied

Sayin’ “I’m okay” when I wasn’t at all

But somehow I still refused to fall

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I came too far to quit right now

Too many people depend on me now

All that pain made a beast outta me

Now I’m chasin’ every dream I can see

Fuck every doubt, fuck every lie

Fuck everybody that wanted me to die

I’m still right here with my head held high

Tell the whole damn world…

I’m still standin’.

Yeah…

Twenty-one and twenty-one…

And the story still ain’t over.