Used to tell people who look up to me to keep it pushing
Don't give up because for greatness we must pay a price
Gotta be honest though the way my lane and future’s looking
I'm not all that certain that I’ve been giving great advice
Privileged by my talent when I've been trying to escape this life
Was my attempt to reject my purpose simply wasted time
Wondering what I accomplished trying to run away from mine
People inspired by me
I'll carve a path so they can shine
This has always been a volatile way of life
Exhausting
Wondering if support will come
In pain as I've been walking
Fighting curses with my guilt cause I’m complicit
Just being alive in the systems we exist in
I've been burned
Recognizing why I'm on this earth and risking
Life and livelihood
I heard the call, then I listened
I wish I'd never run away
I wish this world were different
I'm just trying to last until we shift it
I pray that we can overcome

Take it into overtime
Unlock my full potential
Maintain hope that I
Overcome
Yeah
I’m supposed to shine
And when the going gets tough
I still hold the line to
Overcome
Take it into overtime
Unlock my full potential
Maintain hope that I
Overcome
Yeah
I’m supposed to shine
And when the going gets tough
I still hold the line

Was going extra hard and hoped the pay adjusted
Corporate ladder led to quagmires I was stuck in
Meanwhile people think my skills are what luck did
They don't know how much I had to grind to make it up here
Staring down obstacles calmly, I'm just doing math
Used to think it reckless for anybody to choose this path
Walking this, you never know how quickly you can leave this earth
Been looking for answers but just ended up receiving burns
Scars that cloud my vision
Pushing forward wondering if I made the right decision
Had a decent living
Have I done enough
No, that's why I'm still relentless
Resolute but past dilemmas still come to remembrance
Back when I thought leaving corporate meant that bill payments weren’t getting through
Now I ditch the coat and tie
Know that I
Got to hit the city
Doing just what I was built to do
Because complacency’s too miserable
I pray that I can overcome

Take it into overtime
Unlock my full potential
Maintain hope that I
Overcome
Yeah
I’m supposed to shine
And when the going gets tough
I still hold the line and
Overcome
Take it into overtime
Unlock my full potential
Maintain hope that I
Overcome
Yeah
I’m supposed to shine
And when the going gets tough
I still hold the line and
Overcome
I pray that we can overcome
Yeah
I pray that I can overcome
Yeah