ELEVATION

Lyrics

[Intro] Yeah… I ain’t who I used to be. Had to lose some things just to find myself. This that elevation. [Verse 1] I used to move like tomorrow wasn’t promised, Heart full of pain, head full of problems. Quick to get mad, quick to say I don’t care, Whole time I was hurting, too scared to go there. Had nights I was lost, couldn’t face my reflection, Kept blaming the world, never checked my direction. Had to sit with the truth, had to own what I did, Had to heal the grown man and the pain from the kid. Every loss ain’t a loss, some doors gotta close, Some people disappear when it’s time for you to grow. Now I’m thinking ’bout peace, thinking bigger than pride, Real strength ain’t pretending you ain’t hurting inside. I got dreams on deck, got a purpose in sight, Spent too many years just surviving the night. Now I’m ready for morning, I can feel something changing, Ain’t chasing who I was — I’m focused on elevation. [Hook] This that elevation, I ain’t staying on the floor, Had to lose who I was just to find something more. Got growth in my spirit, got that fire in my eyes, What’s coming feel imminent, I can feel it arrive. I ain’t there yet, but look how far I came, Changing how I move, I ain’t just changing names. Future looking promising, even after all the rain, Every scar became a lesson, every loss became a gain. [Verse 2] Used to give my loyalty to people who would waste it, Kept giving second chances when I knew I had to face it. Stayed in situations I had already outgrown, Then wondered why I felt so damn empty and alone. Can’t talk about change while repeating the habits, Can’t pray for the door then get scared when you have it. Can’t blame everybody else for the choices you made, Sometimes growth means admitting you was standing in your way. Boundaries don’t mean that your heart went cold, Sometimes loving yourself means you gotta let go. They gon’ say that I changed — damn right, I’m supposed to, Why would I stay the same just ’cause the old me knew you? I’m rebuilding in silence, underestimated, While they talking ’bout my past, I’m getting elevated. [Hook] This that elevation, I ain’t staying on the floor, Had to lose who I was just to find something more. Got growth in my spirit, got that fire in my eyes, What’s coming feel imminent, I can feel it arrive. I ain’t there yet, but look how far I came, Future looking promising, I’m walking through the rain. Every scar became a lesson, every loss became a gain, Turned the pressure into power, turned the hurt into change. [Verse 3] No more proving myself to people committed to doubt, No more sitting at tables where they hoping I get out. No more moving off anger, no more thinking with pride, No more smiling for the world while I’m dying inside. I want money with meaning, not a pocket full of stress, I want love that bring peace, I ain’t begging for respect. I want everybody with me eating when I eat, And a clear mind when I finally lay my head down to sleep. I’m chasing better habits, not attention from a crowd, Trying to make the younger me look at me and feel proud. Trying to build something real, something solid that can last, Not another temporary high to help me hide from my past. Growth ain’t always pretty, sometimes growth gets lonely, Everybody love the old you till they can’t control you. Sometimes leveling up means some people disappear, ’Cause the version they were comfortable with don’t live here. [Bridge] I made mistakes. I burned bridges. Blamed everybody else for some of my own decisions. But accountability hit different when you finally understand: You can’t build a better life without becoming a better man. I ain’t perfect. I’m progressing. Every day I wake up is another chance to show I learned something from the pressure. [Final Verse] I can feel something coming, I can’t tell you what it is, But I know I didn’t survive all that just to live like this. Something bigger on the horizon, I can feel it getting close, Had to bury who I was so the better me could grow. That future looking promising, building brick by brick, Discipline gon’ carry you when motivation quits. Patience ain’t weakness, silence got strength, Some breakthroughs take struggle, some healing take faith. If you knew me before, you might not know me today, Stopped taking directions from folks going the wrong way. I still got flaws, still got nights I get low, Still got things in my soul I’m continuing to grow. But I ain’t going backwards. I know what that road cost. I already paid enough. [Final Hook] This that elevation, I ain’t staying on the floor, Had to lose who I was just to find something more. Got growth in my spirit, got that hunger in my eyes, What’s coming feel imminent, I can feel it arrive. I ain’t there yet, but I’m closer every day, Every move got intention, more careful with my ways. Future looking promising, got purpose in my veins, Turned the pressure into power, turned the losses into gain. [Outro] Elevation ain’t always money. Sometimes it’s peace.