Wake up, rise & grind, to my alarm just like you
Fed up, my eyes are dried, I feel frustration like you do
My plate is so full so why my stomach empty?
My intentions, swear they good, so why you tryna end me?
I thought they had my back but they were sneaky and stabbed it
Still I fought so hard to keep it intact when so many sides were crashing
From the ashes I arose
This is the life that I chose
I will never fit their mold
Still I won't fold
No matter what they say
Still I - still I - do me
Despite what comes my way
Never - will it - ruin me
Since I was a youngin I knew I was meant for somethin
I know these trials are training and this pain is not for nothin


As the road keeps winding
Through these twists and turns, I’m riding out
Clouds rollin in, storms approaching
With old friends fiendin for my end

Still I
Raise my voice when it shakes
Still I
Can stand in the face of hate
Still I, still I – I believe in me
Still I, still I


Some things I’ll never understand
Still I rise above
Wasn't how I planned
Did I not put on enough?
Now I'm all in my head when my feet should be in these streets
I’ll forget all that you said, I see your intentions ain't for me
Every line that I write is a labor of love to everyone that never let me give up and every time that I fight it's only because there's a lot of people that want me to shut up
Keep movin, go through it
Say I'ma do it, I do it
You ain't with that, keep losing
Or get familiar, get fluent
Spent so many late nights in the studio
Long days in the office and evenings servin 4 to close
Working these jobs to attain all my goals
Enduring the storms cause they come before the rainbow and a pot of gold!
Forever doubted, underestimated
My spirit won’t change
I’ll earn it, unfacilitated
We are not the same
My heart is good, hands are clean and I remained true
Got scars for stripes and I survived but the war is far from through


Still I
Raise my voice when it shakes
Still I
Can stand in the face of hate
Still I, still I – I believe in me
Still I, still I


Still I do it, still they hate it
Not discouraged by what they’re saying
If they’re talking, they’re not listening
It’s no surprise that they don’t get it and
My vision hasn’t shifted since the beginning
While their loyalties have been switchin quite plenty – still I, still I!
Krewesade on – this ain’t a game, it’s a battle
On the frontline, in my armor while they sit back on their saddle
On my own, I am ready – even though the weight is heavy
This is my legacy – I must be strong, keep calm and hold steady
Here I am, here I stand
Alone but I am able
It’s sometimes in the silence that you feel the most unstable
But here in this moment, I feel clarity and I feel solace
Still I rise, still I grind
Still I stay focused


As the road keeps winding
Through these twists and turns, I’m riding out
Clouds rollin in, storms approaching
With old friends fiendin for my end, ah

Still I
Raise my voice when it shakes
Still I
Can stand in the face of hate
Still I, still I – I believe in me
Still I, still I