Pharoahe Monch — Still Standing

[Intro: Pharoahe Monch] Yeah, uh, c'mon [Verse 1: Pharoahe Monch] They said, please do not run too fast, stay off of the leaves Do not play in the grass or climb the trees You can't breathe, let alone you get stung by bees Lord Jesus, your chest just might freeze up Thirteen months old with a lung disease That almost took my life twice, brought me to my knees A system not designed for you to achieve Police squeeze, library lies, a teacher deceives But I rose to the top of my class like cream Or the Lakers in the 80s, so worthy, I'm Kareem Not MTV, but my Sweet 16s Married the mic, a love supreme I'm clear it was a miracle the way I whetted the rhythm Spiritual looking back at it, a lyrical exorcism A half of the Afro-American dream To rap or quarterback for a professional team I'm still standing, yeah, I'm still here, I'm still standing [Chorus: Jill Scott] Still standing, I'm still here (Still standing, yeah, still standing) Still standing, I'm still here (Still standing, yeah, still standing) Still standing [Verse 2: Pharoahe Monch] Uh, I have no dead bodies to claim, never been a trigger man Crack, never pedalled that, opposite of Jigga, man Doubled my expectancy, can you believe it? Look, no bullet wounds, not paraplegic Still standing like the pledge of allegiance Moves made both emotional and strategic My heart disintegrated in a million pieces Listen, that's life, deal with it Press reset, download pain, write a thesis Performed for millions, Brazilian visas (I got) Transcontinental indigenous divas That speak multiple languages for unspeakable reasons And still, there are places that I never been Like the Statue of Liberty, my knees will never bend Except for when I'm speaking to God, it feels like halftime I'ma reach for the stars, I'm still standing [Chorus: Jill Scott] Still standing, I'm still here (Still standing, yeah, still standing) Still standing, I'm still here (Still standing, yeah, still standing) Still standing [Verse 3: Jill Scott] Now I, I've seen some heartbreak in my life And some burdens almost broke me down once or twice But I held on, on to my faith And I would never change a thing that brought me here today 'Cause it helped me grow and it helped me know Which way to go, and which way to not go And I'm so grateful, yeah, I'm so grateful 'Cause I'm still, I'm still [Chorus: Jill Scott] Still standing, I'm still here (Still standing, yeah, still standing) Still standing, I'm still here (Still standing, yeah, still standing) Still standing [Outro: Jill Scott] Standing in the light Standing in the light Standing in the light