Rise

I wouldn't say that it caught me by surprise But I woke up lit, you see the joy in my eyes Look, I planted a seed and I watched it bloom A sense of accomplishment and it must be you Damn, who would have thought that we'll make it this far From a prince to a father, yeah, I made it this far Wow, that's why I'm building my castle on a rock Unshaken, unmoved, pour my passion in a cup This is the blood of Christ, I'm fully satiated I drank from affliction, through the pain I made it I wrote Phoenix but I never really thought about it The message was for me, the grime, yeah, I rose up out it I paint myself a pessimist But these seeds are testament you'll see on Sesame Count your blessings and all your benefits But it won't come to you if you remain sedentary So I rise Then you rise I said arise We can all rise We've all got fears and I've got mine too You shed your tears and I shed mine too The bravest souls bear the most burdensome load And the globe needs none of us, it turns on its own So do all you can and leave the rest onto God That's what I did as I was pressing my luck There's many sacrifices nobody talks about We only celebrate success like we never fought a bout It's all a matter of perspectives Your life was conceived as a heavenly directive I lost many relatives during Nina's conception Life and death are concepts that are really perplexing It's all checks and balances, pleasures, tragedies Excruciating pain, luck, misery, fret and happiness A rollercoaster and I'm here for the ride Take the fears and the smile With a tear in my eye So I rise Then you rise I said arise So we can all rise