[Verse 1]
Whole block on alert
We read the room quick
Bread up, back straight
I don't move clueless
Kids need lunch, bills due
I got a long list
If it ain't for the table
Then it don't exist
Eyes on the exits
Hand on the wheel
I been through pressure
I know what is real
Cute on the outside
Mean with the work
I can smile through the storm
Then go make it hurt
[Pre-Chorus]
Keep it close
Keep it tight
No panic, no
Not tonight
I got weight
I got grace
I keep my heart
In a safe place
[Chorus]
Survival mood, survival mood
I came prepared
Survival mood, survival mood
I move like prayer
(red bag, red bag)
Survival mood, survival mood
Ain't come to lose
Survival mood, survival mood
I choose to choose
(yeah, I choose)
[Verse 2]
Mama said, "Baby, stay sharp"
So I stay sharp
I don't chase every spark
I can spot dark
Heard the talk, heard the noise
Let 'em all bark
I'm a whole winter coat
In a bare park
Money got a pulse
And it needs a plan
I can build from a crumb
Make a house from a hand
If the door gets hit
I'm already gone
If they want my spot
They can wait all year long
[Pre-Chorus]
Keep it close
Keep it tight
No panic, no
Not tonight
I got weight
I got grace
I keep my heart
In a safe place
[Chorus]
Survival mood, survival mood
I came prepared
Survival mood, survival mood
I move like prayer
(red bag, red bag)
Survival mood, survival mood
Ain't come to lose
Survival mood, survival mood
I choose to choose
(yeah, I choose)
[Bridge]
I don't fold for the tension
I don't trade my name
Every scar on my story
Earned my place
If the world get louder
I get colder, too
I been made for the fire
Watch me pull through
[Chorus]
Survival mood, survival mood
I came prepared
Survival mood, survival mood
I move like prayer
(red bag, red bag)
Survival mood, survival mood
Ain't come to lose
Survival mood, survival mood
I choose to choose
(yeah, I choose)