Rise

Verse 1 There's a passion inside, there's a sound in my mind And I always try to get out and free In a room full of dudes who are older than me I was just young and naive; I'm just a passive emcee Who was happy to be in a crew, who could see some potential in me And eventually we disagree on the beats, and the raps, and the lives that we lead But in between we live out our dream until the third scene When they steal our hope, our record deal, and our self esteem Two years of my life I'm depressed and mean I don't only pray about this mess, I obsess and feene And start questioning, “Why can't I get no green?” “Why Jay want to leave the team?” “Why don't they put out our record and just give us free?” “Why we got to start all over and just minus three?” I guess we now know how a joke felt With the whole load of the world on his shoulders and no help Trying to make a comeback when life is below belt Low blows or no belt the playa with no help Never would believe Verse 2 It's like blast off and off in space we go And where this space ship stops only God seems to know Hey Yo I do this for my people, my sisters, my bros My future, my now, my memories to flow It's like a fountain on a mountain, majestic and fresh Spilling and filling abundant in depth It's so glorious, magnificent, triumphed, and blessed See we five rise like a prize like life of LAS All by myself trying to find myself I was all alone, couldn't find no help Didn't want to fell the pain that I felt Didn't want to hold, because I've been dealt Thank God for my help, family and friends These are the people that are there till the end There's been a change but then I'm smiling again Can't hold a grudge, got to go make amends Give an end to my anger can't be good Far from a thug, I was born in the hood Daddy could but didn't try to pick me up Verse 3 It was august 31st when I started feeling ill I couldn't stand, couldn't walk as I felt a cold chill down my spine As the needle Thought this was a battle I wasn't going to win Two months of my life changed everything I knew Stared death in the face and got love from my crew As I lay all alone in a room feeling cold Got scars on my arms, getting fed through a tube But I knew what to do, had to keep hope alive In the mist of it all, yeah I know I would survive Even when they put me out and took out the pains Said they was a slight chance I might not remain But I wasn't hearing that, put my life in God's hands Just a test to my faith cuz I know he has plans And I gotta understand what's the reason for those days A new set of purpose and a chance to give praise