Oh, the tragedy, the fallacy of mortality

Love that you have for me, but how can it be?

I been to Hell and back

Burned in the fire, got the devil off my back

Gotta move with tact, maneuverin' through traps

Learned from my errors and I'll never look back

Oh, the memories, all the love and pain

Everything I lost, everything I gained

At the cost of my soul

I sold it all and the truth be told —

I done seen the darkness

But I'm still here, regardless

I know my purpose

And I know what I'm worth and —

I'ma rise to the top (Ooh)

Ain't no way I'ma stop (Ooh)

Put my name on the map (Ooh)

From the black (Ooh)

Fade to black

Goin' through the stages, my life a movie

Ain't actin' but we ball, call us actors unruly

There's levels to this, life full of colors

Some fade to gray, some bleed to others

Shed tears of joy, blood, sweat, and tears

What don't kill you makes you stronger, conquered all of my fears

Came from the dark, light came from the dark

Never fallin' apart, gotta finish what you start

I done seen the darkness

But I'm still here, regardless

I know my purpose

And I know what I'm worth and —

I'ma rise to the top (Ooh)

Ain't no way I'ma stop (Ooh)

Put my name on the map (Ooh)

From the black (Ooh)

Fade to black

I done seen the darkness

But I'm still here, regardless

I know my purpose

And I know what I'm worth and —

I'ma rise to the top (Ooh)

Ain't no way I'ma stop (Ooh)

Put my name on the map (Ooh)

From the black (Ooh)

Fade to black