I was down and out had been counted out
Niggas I was down for dogged me and I found it out
I ran the circus out of town
Got rid of the clowns
Dropped the dead weight now where's the gym
I got a few more pounds
See that depression shit is real
It'll have the best of us second guessing our steps and doubting our skill
That pain runs deep real deep
The fight is within
I'm thanking God that I made it our without any pills
Some people got some f*cked up beliefs about wrong and right
Don't let the manipulators take up space in your life
They'll have you calling up down
And calling down up
Destroying all you have
Have you rebuild from the ground up
I quit picking up the pieces
I learned how sweet release is
I told 'em keep it
If I fight for this that's where my peace ends
Away from this is where my piece is
I still give 'em the middle but now I put the index with it
That's peace kid
This one is going to those of you who chose to hold on
Even the ones who walked away but couldn't stay away but so long
Your help is coming help is on its way hold on
Today may be the day but you won't know it if you stay way
Can't stay away
I looked crazy the more I tried to explain my vision
So I left the explanation to the stone and chisel
As I grab my hammer
Blessed with the sight of a sniper
God showed me I got something new to shoot for
Well praise the Lord and pass the ammo
Knew they were sleepin' but I kept on
'Cause part of becoming a nightmare will involve you being slept on
Faith I needed to step out was built by me being stepped on
I know you want to hear them say they believe in you
But one day you gotta say
Look I believe in myself so I don't need you to
Everyone there when you begin won't make it to the end
The higher you ascend
They'll say that air up there's unbreathable
Make preparation
'Cause after that comes the accusations
Of how you changed and it's their job to take you back to basic
They're just the crabs in the pail
But they have to attack 'cause you remind them of where they fail
This one is going to those of you who chose to hold on
Even the ones who walked away but couldn't stay away but so long
Your help is coming help is on its way hold on
Today may be the day but you won't know it if you stay way
Can't stay away