Still Afloat (Rap version)

Lyrics

[Intro] Yeah— Water coming in, Storm overhead, Whole world telling me I should’ve sunk by now. But I’m still here. [Verse 1] I’ve been running through the rain with a hole in the hull, Hands on the wheel, but I’m losing control. Waves hit hard, trying to swallow me whole, Water at my chest, but it hasn’t reached my soul. I’ve been patching every crack with a prayer and a promise, Telling everybody, “Yeah, I’m good, I got this.” Truth is, I’m exhausted, trying hard to stay honest, When the night gets cold and the fear gets loudest. No lighthouse, no land in sight, Just a broken compass and a heart that fights. Every time I fall, I come back twice, I’ve already paid pain more than its price. I don’t need calm, I just need breath, One more step when there’s nothing left. Storm keeps asking if I’m scared of death— I say, “Maybe, but you haven’t won yet.” [Pre-Chorus] I’ve been low, I’ve been lost, I’ve been thrown around. But my heart still beats When the rain comes down. [Chorus] I’m still afloat, Even with the water rising. Still afloat, Even when the light is hiding. Every wave keeps saying, “You’re about to go down.” But I’ve heard that lie before— And I’m still afloat. I may bend, I may break, I may barely make it out. But until my final breath, You can’t say I drowned. I’m still afloat. [Verse 2] Look— I got anchors on my ankles, weight on my chest, Expectations on my back, no time to rest. Everybody wants the strong me, nothing less, So I smile for the room while I’m fighting the mess. I’ve been holding my breath like the air costs money, Trying to laugh when there ain’t nothing funny. They see blue skies, but the clouds stay above me, Say they understand, but they never really touch me. I know what it’s like when the hope gets thin, When you lock every door, but the dark gets in. When you’re fighting yourself and you cannot win, Still you rise every morning and you try again. That’s strength—not standing like you never fell, It’s crawling through the fire when you’ve been through hell. It’s saying, “I’m alive,” when you cannot tell, It’s ringing that bell when you’ve got no help. I’m bruised, not beaten. Lost, still breathing. Cold, still reaching. Broke, still believing. [Pre-Chorus] I’ve been low, I’ve been lost, I’ve been thrown around. But my heart still beats When the rain comes down. [Chorus] I’m still afloat, Even with the water rising. Still afloat, Even when the light is hiding. Every wave keeps saying, “You’re about to go down.” But I’ve heard that lie before— And I’m still afloat. I may bend, I may break, I may barely make it out. But until my final breath, You can’t say I drowned. I’m still afloat. [Bridge — beat drops out] Maybe I’m not fearless. Maybe I’m just tired Of letting every storm Decide who I become. Maybe I’m not healed yet. Maybe I still hurt. But sinking isn’t failure When you’re fighting toward the surface. [Final Rap Build] So let the thunder talk, let the whole sky crack, Let the current pull—I’m still pulling back. I’ve been knocked off course, but I’m on this track, Every scar on my skin says I made it back. I don’t need applause, I don’t need a crown, I just need enough strength not to stay down. The ocean knows my name, keeps calling it loud— But it still hasn’t earned the right to say I drowned. [Final Chorus] I’m still afloat, Even with the water rising. Still afloat, I can see the sun arriving. Every wave kept saying, “You were born to go down.” But I’m looking at the shore— And I’m still afloat. I may bend, I may break, But I’ll never count me out. The storm wrote my story— But it didn’t write me down. I’m still afloat. Still breathing. Still fighting. Still afloat.