What doesn’t kill me makes the fuel in my tank
Those who caused me pain are the ones that I should thank
This might seem absurd, but I swear it’s the truth
The fact that I’m still here today is the proof

Stood on the roof like I couldn’t go on
Thought I had no friends and couldn’t be strong
Thought I was alone, thought that I was crazy
Until a voice called out in the night to save me

So many times felt I was unlovable
Couldn’t get a date like I was untouchable
Now I’m untouchable cuz I pushed through it
Even though all I had at times was the music

Since I got beat down, I can take a hit
And since I got the beat now, I can make a hit
If I got through that I can get through this
If I made it through the pain, I can make it to the bliss

This weighs heavy on my soul
There’s so much I can’t control
Gotta keep pushing through this pain I know it’s temporary

And when it’s more than I can hold
I know that I won’t fold
Cuz when I feel I’m done, I just look back at what I’ve overcome

In the moments when life feels hardest
In the moments when light feels darkest
When you hold that last dying spark
Like it’s the only thing keeping you on target

That’s the time to fix in your mind
Save it as a memory of when you survived
And the next time you face your weakness
Use what you’ve overcome now to defeat it

It’s the sequence, rinse wash repeat it
Call upon the pain of the past when you need it
If you don’t believe it, you couldn’t be wronger
Tearing down the muscle’s only way to make it stronger

I made it longer than I even had a right to be
Because I had fam who were there to fight for me
I don’t say this righteously, I say it with conviction
Only you decide if the past is a prison

CHORUS

Used to hate the fear, now I feel I’m wantin’ this
Pushing through obstacles only brings me confidence
I’m positive that one day I’ll be rockin’ this
Standin’ on a stage on the top of the Acropolis
Almost thought I could never get a doctorate
Drafted a letter sayin’ why I’d be droppin’ it
Rehearsed the reasons I should be stoppin’ it
Like the haters in my head formed a conglomerate
But I conquered it, got in the studio
And told myself May 31st I’d be launchin’ it
That was Scholar, my album and dissertation
That I consider one of my finest accomplishments
So when you’re wantin’ to quit and just fold
Look back how far you’ve walked along the brick road
Your feet may slow and so will the music
But the only way out is to blast right through it

CHORUS