ahhhh ohhhh-ohhhh I’ve been fighting all my life I’ve been climbing through the fire I’ve been running from the demons in my mind but I rise I rise I rise again lost nights cold streets prayin’ in the dark for guidance tryna find my soul inside a silence that gets violent mama told me storms gon’ come but rain brings diamonds every scar I carry on my back became my fire I ain’t never had a handout had to stand out on my knees in broken houses where the lights ran out dreams bigger than the city I was trapped round voice quiet but my heart beat like a battleground yeahhhh yeahhh we rise again we rise again I been runnin’ through the pain but I’m still risin’ had to learn to spread my wings while I was fallin’ if they ever try to break me I keep climbin’ even when the world get cold my soul still shinin’ haan keep shinin’ we outside still vibin’ still winnin’ though the odds against us yeah I came from nights with no light in the projects turned my losses to lessons now every step progress look at how far I came yeah God’s still my witness I’m still risin’ even when the pressure hits the hardest yeah look I was sleepin’ on the floorboards dreamin’ ‘bout a tour door belly touchin’ ribs couldn’t think about no encore neighbors movin’ packs tryna duck another task force sirens in my window got me feelin’ like I can’t soar teachers used to say I’d never make it past the front porch now I’m lookin’ back like damn I had to weather strong storms had to lose myself rebuild myself evolve more pain became my fuel every failure just a platform lost friends dead ends nightmares in my mattress tryna keep my sanity while livin’ where the madness is every day survival tryna flip it make it stackable pressure on my shoulders got my spine feelin’ collapsible my brother fought addiction couldn’t save him had to watch him fade holdin’ back the tears while he promised me he’d be okay life don’t come with warnings only moments you can’t rearrange now I’m pourin’ out these memories in every page daddy wasn’t there but the streets taught me discipline walked through hell and back now I flex with a different skin all this trauma in my chest turned me militant but still I’m prayin’ every night for deliverance I seen my homie die at 17 he ain’t get to dream blood on my Nikes paramedics on the murder scene I was traumatized couldn’t sleep had to grit my teeth thinkin’ why the good die young in the heart of beef now I’m chasin’ better tomorrows I’m tryna lead tryna show my lil’ ones how to grow without the need to be validated by streets that don’t care if you bleed life cold but I’m built like the winter so I’ll never freeze woo-hoo keep risin’ I been runnin’ through the pain but I’m still risin’ had to learn to spread my wings while I was fallin’ if they ever try to break me I keep climbin’ even when the world get cold my soul still shinin’ still shinin’ still grindin’ haan we lit yeah I came from nights with no light in the projects turned my losses to lessons now every st
