[Chorus: Chief Wakil] They tell me that I wouldn't survive this long But I'm still alive, Uh-Oh Uh-Oh Uh-Oh [Verse 1: JQ Sirls] Uh I've been beat-up and bruised Used and abused Soul worn down and tossed like old shoes When my mind lost hope And my body stopped breathing My heart stepped in and it beat in believing There was more to life than this season I tread through the storm with wound that healing Backpack packed with pain that's still bleeding d**h grip squeeze I got to proceed I live through constant struggles But they won't be my end Living fearfully Not turning back where I began Abused, beaten, broken Spirit feels it dying But as long as I'm living I pick myself and get back up I won't let my fear Be my downfall So I use it as fuel to make my doubt fall I choose to stay alive A champ in disguise Like a legend on the rise I will survive [Hook: Chief Wakil] They tell me that I wouldn't survive this long But I'm still alive, Uh-Oh Uh-Oh Uh-Oh They tell me that I wouldn't survive this long But I'm still alive, Uh-Oh Uh-Oh Uh-Oh [Chorus: Chief Wakil] You thought you'd k** me Only made me stronger Surprised to survive a little longer Uh-Oh Uh-Oh You thought you'd k** me Only made me stronger Surprised to survive a little longer Uh-Oh Uh-Oh [Verse 2: Chief Wakil] Another day Another fear I fight with The lie in my mind says I won't survive it But I'm like Ali A champ who I be Tell the devil, "Better not catch you by me!" But I gotta realize it But you don't understand all the B.S. I get Life is like a 90s bout vs Tyson Any second I can go down I might as well give up
Negative Scratch that get up Look up at the giant that you face right now And hit him POW Even if he don't go down Keep going even though it's been four rounds Cause everything don't happen when you want it to As long as you're alive Strive for the W And that's word from the W Cause you're a winner still living through The things that troubled you [Hook: Chief Wakil] [Chorus 2: Chief Wakil] You thought you'd k** me Only made me stronger Surprised to survive a little longer Uh-Oh Uh-Oh You thought you'd k** me Only made me stronger Surprised to survive a little longer Uh-Oh Uh-Oh I'm a survivor, I'm a survivor I'm a survivor, I'm a survivor Uh-Oh Uh-Oh Say I'm a survivor, I'm a survivor I'm a survivor, I'm a survivor Uh-Oh Uh-Oh [Verse 3: JQ Sirls] It's hard to weight the constant struggles That you're dwelling in Thin chance of living through it all So you give in And give up You're one percent of faith you were leaning on Weak from the storm because it last too long but Keep walking forward Because you're a champion When they knock you down You get up and you attack again And keep grinding believing you'll see the sun again Dodge till you find an in TKO it for the win There's a reason why you journey like this You'll see it in the end It'll all make sense Kings and Queens will see legend in the midst Who looked fear in the eye And resist to enlist in the war on the side Of folks who never try Rather die and deny their chance to survive but You gotta stay strong You gotta carry through the pain You'll arise You'll survive it alive [Hook] [Chorus 2]