Dressed in all black, mourning my old ways
Good morning
I gotta get up, get out and go get something
This pressure is weighing on me dramatically
My own personal gravity
But coal never became a diamond
Fragilely
Actually, I’d been born inside of a vice already
My skull was tight enough to make noodle kind of spaghetti
Them plates were locked in like
Desk drawers of a deacon
With fresh drawers and a weekend of freakin a Puerto Rican somewhere in Belize
My parents begging on knees
I’d emerge from the surgery not a casualty
Thank god for the hands of the man operating
Can’t afford to take a single day casually
So despite all of the doors that I had shut in my face
And all the setbacks that made me good at running in place
If we get to decide who we wanna be everyday
I’m deciding I need some self-love, compassion and faith

[Chorus]
We survived. Still Alive (x8)
I swear that God told me
This dark cloud got a silver lining waiting on me.

Think about everything that you’ve been through and take a bow now
The fact you still here means you refused to bow down
Even when all of the voices are in surround sound, you found a way
And hopefully none of them are as loud now
You might be going through something nobody understands
That don’t invalidate all of the feelings that you have
The fact is, being a human being is tiring
So if you listening to this song, know you inspire me to be my best and reach new heights
You might be facing something that is threatening your life
Or looking in the mirror tryna find something you like
Regardless of what you are going through don’t be too light about the fact that
Up to this point you have survived
You never folded
Take a deep breathe and realize that it’s a special moment
This song is for you and I hope that it gives you some enjoyment
I’m proud of you and together I know well keep on going

[Chorus]