Stay Alive

I stand before you today Not as a man, but a soul Not as a vessel but as the gift bestowed upon me I am what we are I am what the higher powers envisioned me to be I am what fate has decided I am the story that was written Eons ago my path was set, all I had to do was follow All I have to do is listen to my calling All we have to do is live a little longer All we have to do is fight a little longer We will have the Lord's promise We are the chosen We are the beloved We are not cursed We are not destined to live under rule of oppression We are the ones in which God gave his first impression First with the message Then what is destined With the forces I endorsed it No contortion No remorses I flow with the motion I don't need the magic potion Get under the skin no need for lotion This is coaching I saved the game y'all just poaching Call me arson this the torching I'm not playing I'm just saying We gon' stay alive Baby we too live Strike up the match we lit In the suit I'm fit Throw it at me imma catch it Another round I'm back at it Back at it in the backroom Whoa that thing fat gimme room Throwing hands, throwing bands Where I'm from that's a dance Where I'm from there's no chance Unless you ballin' or going to college Now we got rappers and Instagram models Now we got shottas, now we got callers Mess with the dogs unhook all the collars Man my city done changed Man my city ain't the same Back to my devious flow Back to my previous love I blow proportions I aced the courses Flows so tight no need for corsets Always eating no need for grocers I eat way past good portions Momma hustled hard even through divorces Man I'm running this thing Man I'm gunning this thing No one more cunning than me Coach ain't never cutting me We gon' stay alive We gon' stay alive Real ones don't die, we multiply They spend time just to spend a killing But they ain't got the fighting force or spirit Prayers to the Lord I know he hear it Destined to stay alive, and I know you feel it