They told me that I vanished, they told me that I had it They told me that I'm gone, I told them don't panic When you've done it this long and you've seen magic And you know it won't kill you, even when the whole world doubts it This is my moment, they can't take my talent They can't take my stripes, they can't erase my hours I'm from the underground, anything above ground is a mountain, I'm done tryna impress anybody But the heavens where I'm headed, you don't get to hold on to your flowers I am in my zone, eyes on the throne 20k deep, better pull out your phones Turnin' the arena to believers every time I hit the ceiling Ain't nobody ever touchin' my show Look at where we started, look at where we got to Almost OD'd that night in the hospital Wasn't gonna die, more life in the arsenal Got another shot to pull off the impossible There's no need to cry for me, I'm a fighter, fighter You can't take my voice from me, I will rise up, rise up So what are you waiting for? I ain't ready to die yet The pain is where faith is burned Are you alive yet? Are you alive yet? Are you alive? On my grave, what quote will be etched in? Never played the game to be a contestant Never joined the league to ride bitches The winds hit different when they don't expect it And they ain't gotta like me, got my own Nikes, no Nike ID And I ain't tryna stop, man, but my logo went over the jump, man I remember all I had was a bus pass Sellin' CDs to make a couple of bucks back And now I'm up in meetings and you better believe me Now that we got the arena, the Sonics makin' a comeback I'm not a businessman, I got children, man I treat my city like it is my fam Till the residency gets a building, man Think I'm playin' bout man, but that is my plan You know what 50,000 feels like When you question, is this real life? The money doesn't buy happiness, that's facts Till you take what you made and decide to give it back Fight for me, I'm a fighter, fighter You can't take my voice from me, I will rise up, rise up So what are you waiting for? I ain't ready to die yet The pain is where faith is found Are you alive yet? Are you alive yet? Are you alive? I was supposed to be a one hair ringer Now I got too many rings and not enough fingers Keep doing my thing, they keep chasin' the wave Thinkin' that they're gonna be the one to outpace age I must got Mick Jagger DNA Rollin' stone bags, pre-check, no TSA I'll be 78, SM58 in my face Like who wants to go next? Nobody's touchin' my stage They head-trippin' like a B-boy head-spinnin' I bench-press the industry and I dead-lift it It's been written, I've been runnin' It's been a minute, been done it I bet you a hundred that I've been winnin' The Benz tinted, it's been vintage, yeah, Benz did it The crib I live in is like Benz Dillard's An evening in my house, a night at the museum Trophies, plaques all over and the view's decent At the end of the day, it's like, who needs it? Play on, player, gotta keep competein' Keep dreamin', won't settle for sh** It isn't sport, it's my life, I'm the championship Cry for me, I'm a fighter, fighter You can't take my voice from me, I will rise up, rise up So what are you waiting for? I ain't ready to die yet The pain is with me this way Are you alive yet? Are you alive yet? Are you alive? Are you alive? Are you alive? Are you alive?